The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...
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How did pop culture spread MLK's message?
It was Martin Luther King ... was galvanizing. King, whose birth we celebrate as a national holiday this Jan. 20, was — along with Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin and ...
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How music stars, movie stars and pop culture helped spread MLK's message
It was Martin Luther King ... was galvanizing. King, whose birth we celebrate as a national holiday this Jan. 20, was — along with Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin and ...
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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performance to honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Special guest Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye will perform an excerpt from her award-winning show, “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story.” The 2025 winners of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay-writing contest ...
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Under the baobab: Community members recognized, remembered at MLK banquet
On Jan. 15, the Forum on Black Affairs (FOBA) celebrated Rev. Martin Luther King’s birthday with ... the College of Liberal Arts, presented Fannie Lou Hamer-W.E.B. DuBois Service Scholarships ...
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Black History Month playlist: 25 songs of civil rights, protest and hope
Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as ... His "We Shall Overcome" is in many ways the definitive version. 14. Fannie Lou Hamer, 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' (1963) The original ...
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25 songs of civil rights, social justice, freedom and hope for Black History Month 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as ... His "We Shall Overcome" is in many ways the definitive version. 14. Fannie Lou Hamer, 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' (1963) The original ...