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He was the youngest Freedom Rider, now he’s sharing his story at a Mississippi museum
Hezekiah Watkins— the youngest Freedom Rider—is still here to share his harrowing journey from a death row cell to the ...
"Here in Montclair, our biggest source of pride is our diversity, so why do we keep our neighborhoods segregated?" ...
On May 20, 1961, Jim Zwerg and 21 others boarded a Greyhound bus in Birmingham, Ala., bound for Montgomery, and ultimately, New Orleans. Some on the bus were white, like Zwerg. Most were black. All ...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oklahoma civil rights activists recall their courageous stand against segregation, inspired by ...
This article was originally published by Truthout. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids schools, states ban ...
The nation today marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal observance honoring King’s profound impact while also ...
Colvin's act of defiance occurred months before Rosa Parks gained international recognition for a similar stand ...
In 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, a student from a Black high school in Montgomery, Ala., refused to move from her bus ...
Colvin, a lesser-known figure who took a stand against racial discrimination as a teenager in Montgomery, Alabama, has died ...
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Colvin, at age 15, was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
Claudette Colvin, who defied bus segregation at 15 before Rosa Parks, has died at 86. Discover how her legacy shaped civil ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, distributing flyers prepared by activists planning a ...
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