An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
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Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance to racist voting laws in Mississippi.
The death of NFL great and Hollywood star Jim Brown renews questions about the role of modern-day athletes in political and social issues.
She eventually decided to become a public school teacher so she could influence a new generation of Americans.
From the earliest days of the anti-slavery movement, Black religious leaders have infused the fight for civil rights with spirituality.
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC, traces its lineage to students who learned from a ‘second curriculum’ at historically black colleges and universities, a historian recounts.
Thurman was 30 years older than King: the same age, in fact, as King’s father. Among his most significant contributions was bringing the ideas of nonviolence to the civil rights movement.
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