civil rights
Obama nominee’s support for civil rights too much for GOP
April 18, 2013Several plan to quiz Perez on his stewardship of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, which he now heads.
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Today in labor history: King writes famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
April 16, 2013On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation, wrote his powerful and eloquent answer to criticisms of him, the civil rights movement and its nonviolent direct action tactics.
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Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson played his first major league game
April 11, 2013"Jackie Robinson changed baseball, and when you've changed baseball in this country, you've changed this country!"
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Unions and allies jam Capitol for immigration reform
April 11, 2013The crowd demanded Congress pass legislation providing a path to citizenship and other legal rights for the estimated 11 million undocumented people in the U.S.
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Today in labor history: Paul Robeson born
April 9, 2013On April 8, 1898 singer, actor, civil rights and labor leader, peace activist and athlete Paul Robeson was born.
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