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Ep 7, Rhythm and Blues and the Civil Rights Movement

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

Found photos tell new story in Lansing’s civil rights history

Every photograph tells a story, but newly-discovered photos are revealing new details about Lansing’s civil rights history.
Time

Campus Protests Are Called Disruptive. So Was the Civil Rights Movement

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Forbes

21 Civil Rights Activists Who Changed And Will Change History

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Apr 10, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Martin Luther King waves to ...
insider.si.edu

NASA and the long civil rights movement edited by Brian C. Odom and Stephen P. Waring

Foreword: "How we tell about the civil rights movement and why it matters" / Jacquelyn Dowd Hall -- Introduction: Exploring NASA in the "long" civil rights movement / Brian C. Odom and Stephen P.
Smithsonian Magazine

One of the Quietest Leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, Ella Baker Led by Encouraging Everyone to Get Involved

Ella Baker built in the background. Though her work as a grassroots organizer helped strengthen the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), birth the civil rights movement ...
The Boston Globe

What if we are misremembering the civil rights movement?

Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry offers a new way of thinking about what the leaders of that period achieved, what they lost, and why we should still have hope. We all know the mainstream history of ...

Civil rights history in Charleston is informed by the ghosts of the past

Visit Charleston and you might be tempted to join a ghost tour. After all, the city is haunted — ghosts occupy its ...
insider.si.edu

An Important Pen in Civil Rights History

An Esterbrook pen, used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F.
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi has rich Black history. See Civil Rights sites, where blues music was born

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. The Mississippi ...
Yahoo

Spot of Kalamazoo Civil Rights protest set to become senior center

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The site of a crucial moment in Kalamazoo's Civil Rights Movement history will make way for a new senior ...