Civil Rights movement
Cold War context for the killings of 4 U.S. political leaders
January 13, 2026A new book teaches that the U.S. government, when pushed, stops at nothing in pursuit of imperialist purposes and repression of progressive political causes.
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Marchers in Chicago declare John Lewis’ ‘good trouble’ lives on
July 18, 2025They converge on Daley Plaza, condemning Trump policies and immigration raids.
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Good Trouble: Remembering John Lewis, marchers fight for civil rights
July 18, 2025At 1,600 marches from coast to coast, they call for a national mobilization to protect democracy and fight for economic justice.
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Peoria honors civil rights leader Ernestine Jackson in Juneteenth celebrations
June 28, 2024There’s no single title that can cover the breadth of all that Jackson did throughout her life.
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Reverend James Lawson Jr. ¡Presente!
June 27, 2024Civil rights activist hailed by MLK as a leading theorist of nonviolence dies.
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