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June 12 has long been a date marked by transformative events across the globe, touching on politics, science, culture, and ...

Dr. Reiland Rabaka In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores how rock & roll helped shape the Civil Rights Movement and American ...

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Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

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WASHINGTON — A veteran activist of the Civil Rights Movement said he was notified by the Smithsonian Institution that items he loaned to the National Museum of African American History and ...

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Penningroth upends this narrative in his book Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights ... is something that you see a lot in African American history scholarship.