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Nation Jul 25

Official: 1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Arts Feb 25

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Rare Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. signatures found in Alabama jail logbook

Rare documents with 12 signatures of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sold on Wednesday for more than $130,000. They were penned in an Alabama jail logbook after King was arrested in April 1963 for leading a march against racial segregation.

Nation Jul 23

WATCH: C.T. Vivian, civil rights pioneer, laid to rest in Atlanta

The nation paid its final respects Thursday to the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an enduring imprint on U.S. history.

By Jeff Martin, Associated Press

Nation Jan 20

How students experience and cope with racist stereotypes

In interviews with their peers, student journalists found teenagers grappling with a variety of racial misconceptions, ranging from annoying attitudes to deeply hurtful views.

By Eli Kintisch

Nation Jan 20

How much has really improved for black people in the U.S. since 1968? Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA
How black Americans’ lives have–and haven’t–changed since Dr. King’s death

Today we are still fighting many of the same battles as Dr. Martin Luther King did in his day.

By Sharon Austin, The Conversation

Apr 05

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Memphis activist who remembers Martin Luther King Jr.’s last days is still fighting

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In Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days, he traveled to Memphis to lend his voice to the city's black sanitation workers, who were protesting poor working conditions. Fred Davis, who helped negotiate an end to the strike, marched with King…

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Feb 08

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Silenced by the Senate, Elizabeth Warren explains why she opposes Jeff Sessions

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