Civil Rights History

Key Figures John Lewis Jesse Jackson LGBTQ+ History Voting Rights Act History Voting Rights History 20th Century Activism Voting Rights Act Influential Leaders Martin Luther King Jr.

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New Orleans Holds Public Farewell for Jerome “Big Duck” Smith

City leaders and generations of Tamborine & Fan participants are leading services that include a traditional second line to St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, with livestreams for those who cannot attend.

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Kamala Harris to Accept Nomination on 60th Anniversary of Landmark Civil Rights Speech

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LAPD Officer Under Investigation for Punching Handcuffed Man During Traffic Stop

Civil Rights History

New Orleans Holds Public Farewell for Jerome “Big Duck” Smith

Civil-Rights Coalition Announces Aug. 28 'Defend the Vote' March in Washington

NAACP Hires Former DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke as General Counsel

Police Hunt Gunman in Targeted Dooky Chase Shooting That Killed 1 and Wounded 3

Imam Jamil Al-Amin, Formerly H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82 in Federal Custody

Senate Democrats Revive John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Hazel Dukes, Trailblazing Civil Rights Advocate and NAACP Leader, Dies at 92

Malcolm X's Family Sues U.S. Agencies Over 1965 Assassination

First Lady Jill Biden and Al Sharpton Honor Civil Rights Leader Sybil Morial

Kamala Harris to Accept Nomination on 60th Anniversary of Landmark Civil Rights Speech

LAPD Officer Under Investigation for Punching Handcuffed Man During Traffic Stop