civil rights
Packed house at 3rd annual Vito Marcantonio Forum
October 29, 2014Vito Marcantonio (1902-1954) was a fourteen-term Congressman from East Harlem.
Read moreA special prosecutor a must in Michael Brown case
October 28, 2014The goal of selective leaking of information seems be to influence public opinion prior to the completion of the grand jury's work.
Read moreEarly voting runs strong against GOP in North Carolina
October 28, 2014Moral Monday has staged "March to the Polls" and "Souls to the Polls" to early voting polling places across the state.
Read moreToday in labor history: 200,000 students boycott Chicago public schools
October 22, 2014Civil rights groups organized the boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
Read moreToday in labor history: Montgomery teenager refused to yield bus seat
October 21, 2014On this day in 1955, African-American Mary Louise Smith refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery Alabama.
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