Civil rights groups sue to stop DOJ from closing office tasked with preventing unrest in cities

President John F. Kennedy conceived of the office in the early 1960s, saying the federal government should have experts who ...
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New Approaches To Interpreting The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights movement remains a defining chapter in American history, but interpretation evolves as new questions arise.
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Tampa's 1960 Woolworth sit‑ins documented in new film

Tampa's Jim Crow-era lunch counter sit-ins are the subject of a new documentary streaming online now. Why it matters: The ...
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Dick Van Dyke was an early advocate for civil rights

On May 31st, 1964, Dick Van Dyke delivered a speech on race relations before Dr. Martin Luther King's address at the Religious Witness for Human Dignity event in Los Angeles.

With women's rights under fire, the musical 'Suffs' is right on time

Shaina Taub's 'Suffs,' which won Tony Awards for best book and score, has its Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
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This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country

Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say ...