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Showing posts with label Martin Luther King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Luther King. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

50 Years Ago, Civil Rights Leaders Spoke Out on Gun Control.. Today the Problem is Worse

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by Nomad A half-century ago, these two civil rights leaders spoke out for the need for sensible gun control laws in this country. Not lo...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Today Marks the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King

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by Nomad
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Homefront: How WWII and the US Military Provided the First Spark for the Civil Rights Movement 3 / 3

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by Nomad In the previous installment in this series, we examined how the a progressive president's wife, a black workers' union a...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

The Call for Non-Violence: A Night and a Day with RFK

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by Nomad We look back at two particular days in April 1968 and two speeches by Senator Robert Kennedy following the traumatic murder ...
Monday, February 2, 2015

How a Community Quilt Project Reveals the Other Side of Selma

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by Nomad Selma, Alabama might have a long dark history of strife and discord, but one project underway is a symbol of unity for the Ala...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Here's How The Obamas Marked Martin Luther King Federal Holiday

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by Nomad
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Martin Luther King on the Futility of Hating the Haters

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by Nomad A quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us that matching hate with hate, violence with violence, is not the solution.  ...
Friday, October 26, 2012

The Line It Is Drawn: A Look Back at October 1963

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by Nomad Of the many critical moments in American history, the year 1963 stands out as one of the most climactic. Yet there were ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Strange and Unnecessary Lies of Mitt Romney

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by Nomad A Presidential History of Truth I suppose all of us are, by now, used to politicians bending, twisting, spinning and throttlin...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

A Look at the UK Tabloid Smear of Obama's Father

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by Nomad In true tabloid fashion, The Daily Mail in the UK attempts to discredit the president through his biological father- a man ...