“By taking down Dunn, they were able to reinforce notions of black inferiority in Louisiana.”
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TV movie pays tribute to Rosa Parks’ movement | New York Post
The film portrays the events surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted from December 1955 to December 1956.
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The Rev. Avery Alexander, a tireless warrior for justice: 1 of 300 | NOLA.com
Two photos, taken 30 years apart, illustrate the Rev. Avery Alexander’s indefatigable fight against racism and injustice.
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[VIDEO] Preview: ‘I AM A MAN’ Puts You at the Heart of the Civil Rights Struggle | Road To VR
I AM A MAN is an upcoming interactive VR experience that lets you participate in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.
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Malcolm X Documentary Premieres at African-American Museum | The Washington Informer
”Malcolm X gave us so much in terms of the advancement of people of color, challenging us to see our value, our heritage and our obligation to each other…”
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End the isolation of Jamil Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown) | San Francisco Bay View
Open Letter to the Bureau of Prisons and State of Georgia by Concerned Academics
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Rosa Parks Was My Aunt. Here’s What You Don’t Know About Her. | Shondaland
This week would’ve marked her 105th birthday — it’s time to move beyond the quiet seamstress narrative.
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Edwin Hampton, St. Aug bandleader: 1 of 300 | NOLA.com
“He didn’t just teach music. He taught manhood.”
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Untold History: 50 Books about Extraordinary Black Mighty Girls and Women | A Mighty Girl
It’s especially important to focus on the history of African-American women, who historically faced both racial and gender discrimination, and whose stories are therefore even more hidden from many mainstream histories.
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When Black Women Reclaimed Their Bodies | Slate
The fight for sexual justice during Reconstruction.
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