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Civil Rights & Democracy
Suffrage, voting rights, legal change, protests, and mobilization tactics.
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From Rifle Sights to Equal Rights: Annie Oakley’s Fight for Women’s Equality
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Thomas Hepburn: County Durham miner who fought for workers' rights
14+ hour, 12+ min ago (451+ words) Alfie Joey writes about a man instrumental in gaining rights for miners – who is still relevant today In a lovely church yard in Heworth, Gateshead, on Saturday, we remembered a man who fought for basic rights that many of us…...
Interracial love and law in antebellum New Orleans society showcased in new book
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (814+ words) Eugene and Eulalie by Melissa Daggett New Orleanian Melissa Daggett graduated from LSU with a bachelor’s degree in political science and two master’s degrees from LSU New Orleans, formerly the University of New Orleans, in education and history. Her first…...
Two Hundred Years in the Orange Citadel
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (968+ words) After Devine’s sermon, the congregation, according to one contemporary account, ‘[fell] upon every Catholic they met, beating and bruising them without provocation or distinction, breaking the doors and windows of their houses, and actually murdering two unoffending Catholics in a…...
Keeping the Words of Frederick Douglass Alive at Inkwell Beach
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (773+ words) The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas Twenty five years ago, a group of…...
Before and After Stonewall: The Watershed Moments You Haven’t Heard Of
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (327+ words) While Stonewall was galvanising a new liberation movement in the English-speaking world, queer people in Spain under the Franco dictatorship were building something of their own — and Pasaje Begoña shows just how brutal the limits of that freedom could be....
5 Historic Protests at the National Mall: Photos | HISTORY
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (724+ words) These five major events in the nation’s capital brought diverse groups of Americans together in the name of change. While it is now known as the site of some of the most iconic marches and demonstrations in American history, Washington,…...
Famous Women in History: Rulers, Pioneers and Reformers
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (20+ words) Meet famous women in history whose leadership, discoveries, writing and activism reshaped societies, from ancient Egypt to the modern world....
Who Started Black History Month In The UK?
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (348+ words) Here's how to get involved March on Washington, 1963 (Unsplash) October marks Black History Month, the annual celebration of the history, contributions and achievements of Black people in the UK. Every year, numerous events celebrating African and Caribbean cultures take place…...
Omaha seniors connect with civil rights history during their first trip to the Obama Presidential Center
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (37+ words) KMTV 3 News Now Omaha Omaha seniors connect with civil rights history during their first trip to the Obama Presidential Center...