activism
Today in history: Mass arrests in 2004 Republican National Convention crackdown
August 31, 2015Protest activity against the convention and Bush's re-nomination included a broad range of marches, rallies, performances, demonstrations, exhibits, and acts of civil disobedience.
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Today in history: Musician/activist Leonard Bernstein is born
August 25, 2015Bernstein became the most prominent American-born conductor and a supremely talented musician, educator and composer.
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Spreading peace in Japan and worldwide
August 20, 2015The cries of the world's people demand peace - no nukes, no war, no hate; but what is needed to build a lasting structure of peace?
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Today in civil rights history: James Meredith graduates from Ole Miss
August 18, 2015Twice denied admission, he filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, alleging that the university had rejected him only because of his race.
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Julian Bond, civil rights leader, dies at 75
August 17, 2015Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to the top leadership post at the NAACP.
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