NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over the next two weeks, WCBS 880′s Wayne Cabot will take a look at the law and its impact on the decades ...
The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from ...
It was not one of Rochester’s finest hours. On the evening of Aug. 22, 1963, a small group of people staged a civil rights march through downtown Rochester. The 28 marchers — 23 whites and 15 Blacks — ...
Decades before presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders hit the campaign trail, he was arrested during a civil rights protest in 1963, and video of the incident has finally emerged thanks to Kartemquin ...
Rustin was marginalized for his identity as a gay Black man, but continued to fight for equality. His surviving partner Walter Naegle spoke with Insider reporter Yoonji Han about keeping Rustin's ...
Find part 2 of our conversation with Peniel Joseph here. The year 1963 was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young Black girls, ...
Sixty years ago, a cultural revolution was taking place in Birmingham. On April 3, 1963, a group of activists was arrested for attempting to eat at segregated lunch counters. The Rev. Dr. Martin ...
Months before four little girls were killed in a Birmingham, Ala., church bombing that helped turn the tide of the civil rights movement in 1963, their friends and classmates bravely took to the ...
Related stories Related sites The civil rights struggle in modern times. 1954 -- U.S. Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional in Brown ...
On Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the four girls killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala., posthumously received the Congressional Gold Medal. The recognition comes ...
To Senator Richard Russell of Georgia, the Civil Rights Act of 1963 means "the beginning of the end of Constitutional government." To Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, the Act represents "both our ...
Thanks to a conservative white mayor, two forceful Black leaders, two pioneering women, a helpful city attorney, strong support from both city newspapers and a vast citizens’ support network, Madison ...
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