Civil Rights Movement
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Disrespect for the MOVE families is a stain that never goes away in Philadelphia
The decadeslong war against the group shows the desecration of children’s bones is no accident
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Vernon Jordan was a wise man in a town where almost every other wise man was white
After running several civil rights groups, Jordan became the ultimate Washington insider
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Curtis Mayfield created a hybrid of spirit and soul that became the soundtrack for a movement
Mayfield demurred when folks tried to label him a protest singer. Yet he never stopped producing politically charged tunes.
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Protest music found a home in contemporary pop
In the streets and on ‘Billboard,’ artists crafted a soundtrack to archive and document this summer’s latest iteration of the fight for Black lives
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C.T. Vivian seemed to muster courage in the face of violence
He was a master strategist in the movement, and one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most trusted deputies
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John Lewis lived a life of grace and humility
The civil rights icon led until he could lead no more; it’s up to us now
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I didn’t understand John Lewis at first
I once wanted the civil rights leader to be angry, rather than forgiving
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In ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble,’ the Georgia congressman reminds us there are still many rivers to cross
Lewis’ journey from cotton sharecropper to Congress is retold in a new documentary
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Why a viral meme of Martin Luther King Jr. is disrespectful
The meme is an example of how a man who stood for so much is still so grossly misappropriated