Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...
‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation ...
Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
Funeral held for Dr. Hazel Dukes, trailblazing civil rights leader in New York City
Dr. Hazel Dukes' funeral is being held Wednesday in Harlem, a final goodbye for a civil rights icon. A large crowd was on ...
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Books on protest movements of the civil rights era for adults and children
Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...
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How a Black Movement About Freedom Became a Movement About Welfare
The Civil Rights Movement was about freedom and justice. It was about combatting discrimination in which Black Americans were ...
In a powerful new book, a hero of the Civil Rights era tells her story to children
Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with ...
Mississippi has rich Black history. See Civil Rights sites, where blues music was born
Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the ...
Hazel Dukes, civil rights advocate and NAACP leader, dies at 92
Hazel Dukes died peacefully at her home in New York City surrounded by her family, the NAACP New York State Conference announced in a statement.
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These two Jackson museums made USA Today's 10 Best lists once again. See list here
The Mississippi Children's Museum earned fourth place ... present and future of Mississippi's pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, starting with the history of slavery in the state and ...
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Children’s book teaches youth about the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit
Children’s book from author Sharon Sexton teaches youth about the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit. The children’s book, “MLK Jr.'s Detroit Dream: Memoir of a Civil Rights Foot Soldier ...