civil rights
Unionists lobby to restore, strengthen Voting Rights Act
September 18, 2015"We care about workers' rights, which are in a shambles and are a disgrace, but we can't win these fights if 30 million people can't vote."
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Demanding action on police crimes, Chicagoans push for civilian control
September 1, 2015The marchers carried placards with the names and faces of the most recent victims of police brutality as family members marched at the front.
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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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Julian Bond: in the footsteps of Robeson, Du Bois
August 24, 2015Julian had faith in the courage of people to fight for justice and equality, and was pleased to do his bit, but he never saw himself as a great leader; that made him one.
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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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