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Until the FBI re-opened the bombing case in the 1990s, much of the evidence surrounding the bombings was misplaced or withheld. Critical evidence in the 2001 conviction of Thomas Blanton was found in a discarded box.

National

Congress Honors Victims Of Infamous Alabama Church Bombing

10:32am September 10, 2013

by Debbie Elliott

The Congressional Gold Medals for Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley come 50 years after the black girls were killed by a Ku Klux Klan bomb. Just as the federal recognition is long in coming, so was justice.

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Instructions Not Included, a film starring and directed by Eugenio Derbez, was made specifically for a Mexican and U.S. Latino audience.

Latino Buying Power Gets Movie Studios' Attention

11:12am September 04, 2013

by Elizabeth Blair

The Spanish language film Instructions Not Included was No. 5 at the box office over the Labor Day weekend. Movie studios are paying attention to Latino audiences because they buy a quarter of the movie tickets sold in the U.S.

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Radio Station KYAY Is Lifeline For Apache Tribe

10:54am September 03, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

In eastern Arizona, there's a tiny, 1900 watt radio station that's marking its first year on the air. KYAY is licensed to and owned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe. For many of the isolated reservation's 13,000 or so residents, it's the outlet for community information, news and a lot of entertainment.

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World News

Paris Has Been A Haven For African Americans Escaping Racism

4:53am September 02, 2013

by Eleanor Beardsley

The City Of Lights became known as a beacon of freedom and tolerance for African Americans. Paris is rich in black history — especially from black Americans who have flocked there since the 19th century.

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Activist Bayard Rustin points to a map during a press conference four days ahead of the March on Washington in August 1963.

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Bayard Rustin: The Man Who Organized The March On Washington

4:03pm August 30, 2013

by Cheryl Corley

The strategist behind the 1963 march will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year. As a gay man, his position in the movement was questioned. But now he is considered "an amazing role model" for activists of color who are also gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

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One Historic March, Countless Striking Moments

7:26pm August 28, 2013

by Kat Chow

What if Twitter existed 50 years ago, on this monumental anniversary of the March on Washington? Our answer: @TodayIn1963. We've been reporting events of the summer of '63 as if they were happening now, in real-time, through this Twitter account.

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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial during activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

50 Years After March On Washington, John Lewis Still Fights

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Allison Keyes

On Aug. 28, 1963, Lewis was the youngest speaker to address the estimated quarter-million people gathered in Washington. Now a Georgia congressman, Lewis is still speaking out, declaring: "I'm not prepared to sit down and give up." He's scheduled to speak again Wednesday on the National Mall.

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Clarence B. Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., takes notes behind King at a press conference regarding in Birmingham, Ala., in February 1963.

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For King's Adviser, Fulfilling The Dream 'Cannot Wait'

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Michele Norris

After days of worry, Clarence B. Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., was relieved to stand at the Lincoln Memorial and watch the event unfold without a hitch. While there's been great progress in the decades since, Jones says, he also feels King's dream still remains unfulfilled.

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A spectator on the National Mall holds an image of President Obama and Martin Luther King during the 2013 presidential inauguration in January.

Obama To Outline Unfinished Work, Decades After King's Dream

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Scott Horsley

In marking the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, President Obama will celebrate the progress the United States has made, aides say. But he'll also talk about what's left to be done to achieve Martin Luther King's dream of racial justice — including fighting to protect voting rights.

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Clarence B. Jones this month in Palo Alto, Calif. As Martin Luther King Jr.'s attorney and adviser, Jones contributed to many of King's speeches, including his famous speech at the March on Washington in 1963.

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Clarence B. Jones: A Guiding Hand Behind 'I Have A Dream'

4:59pm August 27, 2013

by Michele Norris

Clarence Jones played an integral but mostly unseen role in the 1963 March on Washington. As Martin Luther King Jr.'s legal adviser, Jones assisted in drafting King's landmark speech, and drew from a recent event in Birmingham, Ala., to craft one of the speech's signature lines.

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