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Booker, civil rights and United States Senate

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Thurmond set a record opposing civil rights. A Black senator broke it.

Strom Thurmond bragged for years about dehydrating his body to prepare for his speech opposing the Civil Rights Act. He didn’t talk about his Black daughter, though.

National Post on MSN · 2h

Senator Cory Booker makes a record-setting speech with a nod to civil rights

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School News Network11h

Civil rights activist visits high school

Grandville — History came to life for Grandville High School students last week as a civil rights activist visited students.

A civil rights leader's family airs its dirty laundry on Broadway in 'Purpose'

Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the ...

Montgomery Advertiser13d

Fred Gray represented MLK and Rosa Parks. Now he's calling for a new civil rights movement

Gray recalled the last time he spoke to longtime friend U.S. Rep. John Lewis about a week before Lewis' death. Lewis was ...

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Civil Rights Movement Memphis women, Smith, Walk and Crenshaw, made a difference | Opinion

Maxine Smith, Dorothy Truitt Walk and Cornelia Crenshaw were civil rights leaders who challenged injustice and made a ...

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Civil rights groups say push to dismantle Education Department will undue hard-won gains

President Donald Trump has reopened a debate in the fight over the federal government’s role in education policy after ...

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