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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: civil rights movement

civil rights movement stories: 25 news summaries

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Sam Cooke Sang, and a Change Came

Library of Congress enshrines late singer's protest anthem

Dec 17, 07 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Sam Cooke had his fair share of hits, but he didn't live to see the success of his masterpiece, the protest song “A Change is Gonna Come.” Now that it’s been enshrined at the Library of Congress, NPR takes a look at the civil rights anthem and... More »

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music • Bob Dylan • Library of Congress • Aretha Franklin • Sam Cooke • Blowin' in the Wind • A Change is Gonna Come • civil rights movement

'70s Icon Talks Race, Politics and Obama

Angela Davis has lived to see her own commodification

Nov 8, 07 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Angela Davis, 1970s black power icon, talks to the Guardian about race, politics and Barack Obama, and muses about being remembered "as a hairdo." Davis on diversity in the Bush administration: "When the inclusion of black people into the machine of oppression is designed to make that... More »

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Barack Obama • Angela Davis • civil rights movement

Harper Lee Awarded Medal of Freedom

Civil rights pioneer Hooks also receives highest civilian honor

Nov 6, 07 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Author Harper Lee and NAACP pioneer Benjamin Hooks yesterday received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, for their work for racial equality. Lee, 81, wrote the 1960 Pulitzer-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird, which challenged racism and was made into a powerful movie featuring Gregory Peck. The... More »

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Tennessee • civil rights • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf • Presidential Medal of Freedom • Harper Lee • Benjamin Hooks • To Kill A Mockingbird • NAACP • civil rights movement

Civil Rights Icons Return to Little Rock

Nine trailblazers observe 50th anniversary of Central High desegregation

Sep 25, 07 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Little Rock Nine returned to Central High today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school's integration. Once escorted by soldiers from the 101st Airborne, they arrived by limousine to a school that's now 52% black, the AP reports. "They didn't ask to be a part of history,... More »

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Arkansas • Bill Clinton • civil rights • Little Rock Nine • Carlotta Walls Lanier • Mike Ross • civil rights movement

FBI Spied on Coretta Scott King

Documents expose four-year surveillance campaign

Aug 31, 07 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - FBI agents mounted a four-year spying operation to scrutinize Martin Luther King's widow, Coretta Scott King, following the assassination of the civil rights leader. The newly released documents reveal that the Nixon administration feared Mrs. King, who died last year, might unite the civil rights movement and anti-war protesters into... More »

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FBI • Richard Nixon • surveillance • Martin Luther King Jr. • Coretta Scott King • Henry Kissinger • Andrew Young • Southern Christian Leadership Conference • civil rights movement

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