Key figure in civil rights movement, youngest ‘Freedom Rider’ honored after passing at 82
On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer Baptist ...
Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
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Monument to be unveiled in Ridgeville Saturday honoring last Native American school in SC
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — A historical monument commemorating the last school for Native Americans in South Carolina prior to ...
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Charles Person, youngest original member of The Freedom Riders, laid to rest
Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined the Freedom Riders, facing violence to challenge racial segregation in the ...
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Augusta NAACP celebrates 51st MLK Freedom Fund Banquet at Good Shepherd Baptist Church
On Friday, the Augusta-Richmond Chapter of the NAACP celebrated their 51st MLK Freedom Fund Banquet at Good Shepherd Baptist Church. Elected Officials and Community ...
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Tinker at 50: Student rights move forward?
“It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at ... Gate and Beyond” was sponsored by the ABA Section of Civil Rights ...
Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
Over the years, the right to citizenship has been won by various oppressed or marginalized groups after hard-fought legal ...