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Civil rights activist Diane Nash once spoke about the civil rights movement as powered by agape —a love for humanity that drives us to justice. Now, that same spirit calls us forward.
Peniel Joseph writes about this pivotal year in his new book, "Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution." ...
He was involved in the Atlanta Student Movement, helping to desegregate Atlanta’s restaurants, stores, and public facilities. During the civil rights movement, he was a victim of violent attacks.
Faith and Freedom: How St. Paul AME shaped Tampa's civil rights movement Civil rights leaders would meet at St. Paul's AME church in Tampa By: Jada Williams Posted 1:12 PM, Feb 25, 2025 ...
‘Spell Freedom’ celebrates unsung educators behind the Civil Rights Movement Author Elaine Weiss focuses on lesser known heroes trained at progressive Highlander Folk School in Tennessee.
Her book "Spell Freedom" focuses on four activists who laid the foundation of the Civil Rights Movement. Weiss believes this is a result of budget cuts and new leadership at the National Archives.
In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During this era, which rose to prominence in the 1950s, Black folks worked ...
The year 1963 was a landmark one for the civil rights movement – and it's the subject of Peniel Joseph's new book Freedom Season. In the book, the University of Texas at Austin professor argues ...
Free at Last: A History of the Civil Rights Movement and Those Who Died in the Struggle. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Blues People: The Negro Experience in White America and the Music that ...
"Traci Parker examines the movement to racially integrate white-collar work and consumption in American department stores and its neglected role in the mid-twentieth century black freedom movement.