50 years after civil rights protests, Birmingham class finally has prom
Growing up in Birmingham in the 1950s, Earnestine Thomas knew the rules of this segregated city
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Civil rights leaders furious over Scalia’s ‘racial entitlement’ argument
Justice Antonin Scalia produced gasps in the courtroom when he reiterated concerns by some observers that reauthorization of the voting rights act by lawmakers seven years ago was due in part for political expediency.
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Celebration honors woman who refused to give up seat on bus in Middlesex
A state historic marker was dedicated Saturday to commemorate the landmark civil rights case known as Morgan v. Virginia.
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Marshall: ‘Sodomy is not a civil right’
Is same-sex marriage a civil rights issue? It’s a question that’s been asked after the General Assembly voted against making an openly gay prosecutor a Richmond district judge this week.
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Selma to Montgomery march, 47 years later
Marchers relive famous 50-mile Selma to Montgomery, AL civil rights march.
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