Apr 14 Weekly Poem: Paul Muldoon reads 'A Civil War Suite' By artsdesk Paul Muldoon's full poem "A Civil War Suite" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry Gallery… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Remembering civil rights history, when 'words meant everything' By PBS News Hour U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown recently traveled from Mississippi to Alabama on a pilgrimage to witness the historical struggles and sorrows people faced during the civil rights movement. On their 100-mile journey, they examine the role of… Continue watching
Apr 11 Medgar Evers' wife revisits his legacy 50 years later By Anne Azzi Davenport During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house where he died. Watch an excerpt of her speech in the video above. The 14th Congressional Civil… Continue reading
Apr 11 Poet's Notebook: Pilgrimage, Revisited By Natasha Trethewey U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads her poem "Incident," while in Jackson, Mississippi. This year, because of the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Congressman John Lewis led the 14th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage not only to its… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads 'Miscegenation' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads 'Incident' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Jerry Mitchell on the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Mylie Evers at the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 10 Was Jesus married? By Sam Lane A document that suggests Jesus may have been married is, in fact, authentic, according to an article by the Harvard professor who revealed the ancient papyrus last September. The existence of the papyrus was first announced at the International Coptic… Continue reading