Smithsonian Magazine7d
From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
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Retired judge recognized for murder trial leans on civil rights legacy
Retired Judge Clifton Newman reflects on his family's legacy of fighting for civil rights while the nation faces uncertainty ...
New York civil rights activist Hazel Dukes dies at 92
Former NAACP New York State Conference president and longtime civil rights activist Hazel Dukes died at age 92, her family ...
South Carolina remains plaintiff in lawsuit challenging disability civil rights
Citing his ongoing opposition to Biden-era "woke" gender ideology, SC's attorney general carries on with legal challenge to ...
In Charleston, teaching Black history was always hard. Now it’s even harder.
As political pushback against race discussions and diversity, equity, and inclusion ramp up, teachers unsure about topics ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution6d
‘Spell Freedom’ celebrates unsung educators behind the Civil Rights Movement
When the Supreme Court announced the landmark ruling of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education in 1954, putting an end to state-sanctioned segregation of public schools, Septima Clark, the widowed ...
The Mercury3d
Book tells the story of civil rights efforts in Pottstown
Plan called upon every organization in town, “from the Chamber of Commerce to the Cub Scouts,” to come up with “one project, ...
How Actively Black Created a Meaningful Collab With Civil Rights Photographer Cecil Williams
The Los Angeles-based athleisure brand is donating proceeds from the collection to Williams’s museum. Cecil Williams in front ...
65 years later, Greensboro sit-in pioneer Joseph McNeil reflects on historic civil rights protest
Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, recalls the momentous sit-in that ignited a nationwide civil rights movement as he ...
The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
Coretta Scott King is often remembered as a devoted wife and mother, yet she was also a committed activist in her own right.
Afro1d
HBO’s ‘Eyes on the Prize III’ revisits Black America’s modern civil rights struggles
Discover the latest chapter in the groundbreaking 'Eyes on the Prize' documentary series, exploring the ongoing fight for ...