Fred Shuttlesworth, "The most courageous civil rights fighter in the South"
In Alabama, many have come through the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, but have you ever stopped to ask, why is it named Shuttlesworth?Well, the ...
Where 20 Black Civil Rights Leaders Went to College
Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...
Those who tell me to be more like MLK expose their own ignorance of his legacy | Opinion
Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and ...
Why MLK came to Shreveport in 1958
As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...
Who was Rosa Parks? Meet the woman who changed the course of history
The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.
Reminisce on Martin Luther King Jr.'s only visit to Omaha
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress. Dr. O. Clay Maxwell, a New York pastor, was elected president of the ...
Defense agency bans Black History Month and other ‘special observances'
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such ...
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Rosa and Her Seat: The start of the Montgomery bus boycott
They elected a 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. — a newcomer to the area ... Montgomery desegregated its city buses the next day. The boycott lasted 382 days. National City Lines bus No ...
Washington Examiner15d
The Left’s latest absurd boycott doesn’t even make sense
🚨BOYCOTT ALERT 🚨 STARTING FEBRUARY 1st ... equality of opportunity that civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of. So, too, Target is scrapping a prominent diversity ...
The Tuscaloosa News24d
Marching for a dream: Tuscaloosa marks Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Marchers also passed by Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School ... including the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. In 1964, he was awarded the Nobel ...
Omaha.com25d
'An important day': Durham Museum honors Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders
“That was a really big deal and she never got any credit for that,” Forss said of Brown’s organized boycott. In conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Durham Museum also opened a ...
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Rev. Al Sharpton threatens boycotts for companies ending DEI: 'You took everything'
MSNBC’s Rev. Al Sharpton called on all Americans to boycott companies eliminating ... D.C., during a rally in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday. He said this call to action would ...