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BLACK HISTORY: 3 farmers risk their land and lives for civil rights

In the Mileston community about 800 farmers had built up an independent way of living: their own crops, their own land, their ...
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Georgia Civil Rights Trail highlights Savannah sites & history

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the people and places that shaped the fight for civil rights. Across Georgia, historical markers are helping to tell those ...

Black History Month: Xernona Clayton encourages next generation of civil rights advocates

Now 95, Xernona Clayton is an inspiration to so many.
USA Today

'We will not let our history be erased:' Civil Rights vets share lessons with educators

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...
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Southwest Georgia native who sparked civil rights movement honored in Albany

A traveling exhibit celebrating civil rights leader Lonnie C. King Jr. brings national history back to its local roots.

UD to host panel on creativity, Black excellence, civil rights

University of Dayton will host a forum celebrating Black excellence, creativity and the Civil Rights Movement next week. The university will feature Bing Davis and alumnus Dr. Jack Marchbanks, each of ...
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday ...