He faced violence for fighting racial segregation and riding public transportation.
Freedom Riders
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She had a memorable encounter with Birmingham’s Bull Connor.
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He starred in “Carmen Jones” and “Island in the Sun.”
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He was called ‘the most arrested rabbi in America” for his lifetime of activism.
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Boynton was the plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court case in 1960.
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The 17-term Congressman died Friday, July 17, 2020, at the age of 80.
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C.T. Vivian (1924–2020), civil rights leader who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Vivian was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to organize sit-ins and marches in the pursuit of equality.
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The wife of Rev. Ralph Abernathy, she helped plan the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Simeon Booker (1918–2017), first full-time African-American reporter at The Washington Post
by Kirk FoxHis courageous coverage of the civil rights movement brought it national attention.
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Former U.S. Representative Don Edwards has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 100. A leading congressional Democrat from California, he was a champion of civil rights and the environment …
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