civil rights
NYU forum explores role of communists in Civil Rights Movement
May 13, 2016A public forum was held to uncover the buried history of communists' role in the Civil Rights Movement of the '50s and '60s
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Labor movement vows to challenge bigotry, bridge racial divisions
April 15, 2016With the country facing serious questions of racial justice, the labor movement hopes to foster dialogue and solidarity.
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Ivanhoe Donaldson, a Civil Rights movement backbone, passes
April 14, 2016He worked to support many "everyday" heroes who risked everything for equality and justice.
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From the People’s World archives: “Law and order” – the Mississippi way
April 7, 2016In 1963, the following article appeared in the pages of The Worker, a predecessor publication of People's World . . .
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A desire to change the world: Author Gary Murrell on Herbert Aptheker
April 5, 2016During the height of the "Red Scare," Aptheker was considered by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as the "most dangerous communist in the United States."
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