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Was it Civil Rights or a Movement?

March 18, 2016

by Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service They fought for integration, equal education and voter registration. There were Freedom Rides, a march on Washington and mayhem on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. There were sit-ins, brutal attacks and stands against violence. In the end, freedom was achieved – at least in part. “There is no question that […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Avis Thomas Lester, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Montogmery Bus Boycott

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Are You Sure It’s Not 1955? Reflections on Emmett Till’s 74th Birthday

July 24, 2015

By Amber Walker July 24, 2015   Amber Walker     I grew up on the Southside of Chicago, right off 71st Street. Taking the journey down this iconic city’s thoroughfare, I’d notice a brown street sign situated slightly below the one labeled “71st Street:” Emmett Till Road.   As a youngster, I always wondered […]

Popular Interests In This Article: A Lesson Before Dying, African-American History, Amber Walker, Civil Rights Movement, Emmett Till, Jim Crow Era, JULY 24 2015, Mamie Till-Mobley, Mississippi, VOL. 25 NO. 28

Chavis: Civil Rights Movement Needed More Now Than Five Decades Ago

January 23, 2015

By Nathan Hardin, Special to the NNPA from The Fayetteville Observer January 23, 2015   Ben Chavis (Courtesy Photo)     PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA — Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis kicked off a week-long Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Pembroke on Friday by saying a civil rights movement is of greater need in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin Chavis, Civil Rights Movement, JANUARY 23 2015, Martin Luther King Jr., Nathan Hardin, Phi Beta Sigma, The Fayetteville Observer, VOL. 25 NO. 3

Diane Nash, to Keynote 30th Annual City of Madison/Dane County King Holiday Observance

January 9, 2015

January 9, 2015   Diane Nash     The Madison/Dane County King Coalition is pleased to announce that the 30th Annual City of Madison & Dane County observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday will feature Diane Nash, a pioneer of the American Civil Rights Movement. In 1960 Diane Nash was chairperson of the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights Movement, Diane Nash, Freedom Ride, Freedom Songs Sing-in, JANUARY 9 2015, King Coalition, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee SNCC, VOL. 25 NO. 1



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