Civil Rights

In August 1963, African-American girls were held in a Georgia stockade after being arrested for demonstrating segregation. Left to right: Melinda Jones Williams (13), Laura Ruff Saunders (13), Mattie Crittenden Reese, Pearl Brown, Carol Barner Seay (12),

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'I Gave Up Hope': As Girls, They Were Jailed In Squalor For Protesting Segregation

9:32am January 18, 2019

In 1963, more than a dozen girls were jailed for about two months in an old, squalid stockade in Georgia for protesting segregation. At StoryCorps, some of them talk about the experience.

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Politics & Government

Rosanell Eaton, Activist And Plaintiff In NC Voting-Rights Case, Dies At 97

8:28pm December 10, 2018

by Paul Garber

Rosanell Eaton, a noted African-American voting rights activist from North Carolina, has died. In her 90s she helped challenge voting restrictions supported by the GOP-led legislature.

A decision barring dual prosecutions could allow some of those already convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe to get off scot-free if President Trump were to pardon them.

Politics & Government

This Supreme Court Case Could Impact The Mueller Probe And Boost Trump's Pardon Power

12:01pm December 06, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

A case of a man tried twice for the same gun charge by the federal government and by the state of Alabama could have ramifications for the Mueller investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia.

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Georgia voters at an Atlanta high school on Nov. 6, 2018. Voting issues became a central issue in the hotly contested governor's race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams.

Georgia Set To Remain A Battleground For Voting Rights Ahead Of 2020

11:53am November 21, 2018

by Johnny Kauffman

Perhaps more than any other state in the last decade, Georgia has put new restrictions on voting, which became a central issue in the recently concluded governor's race.

People wait in line to vote at a polling place on the first day of early voting on Oct. 22 in Houston. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been aggressively prosecuting people for voting violations, which critics argue is designed to intimidate non-whit

Ahead Of The 2018 Election, Texas AG Ramps Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions

7:00am October 28, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charging a record number of people with so-called "voter fraud" in the state, which is something voting experts say is extremely rare.

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North Carolina Civil Rights Leader Rev. William Barber Receives 'Genius Grant'

2:59pm October 04, 2018

by Associated Press

The North Carolina minister who's been arrested at least 14 times as he fights for poor people and civil rights issues says he's overwhelmed to have received the recognition popularly known as a ge

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'New information' Prompts U.S. To Reopen Emmett Till Case

4:00pm July 12, 2018

by Jay Reeves, Associated Press

From left Bishop James Shannon, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Dr. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington Cemetery, February 6, 1968.

Exploding Myths About 'Black Power, Jewish Politics'

6:18am June 04, 2018

by Leah Donnella

In a new book, historian Marc Dollinger argues that the conventional wisdom of Jewish and African-American harmony during the civil rights era is flawed. And that the real story has lessons for today.

Rev. William Barber is co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. He says this movement is about bringing issues of poverty into the national political discourse.

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The Poor People's Campaign Seeks To Complete Martin Luther King's Final Dream

10:07am May 14, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The 1968 Poor People's Campaign lasted 42 days. The new campaign vows 40 days of nonviolent direct action to focus on issues that activists say are linked to poverty, including systemic racism.

Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell stands near the Civil Rights Memorial. Erected by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1989, it was among the first monuments in Montgomery recognizing civil rights martyrs.

New Lynching Memorial Is A Space 'To Talk About All Of That Anguish'

5:00am April 26, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., and includes monuments for victims of lynchings. Organizers say it's time "to confront the brutality."

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