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HUMAN RIGHTS
No other leaders in the United States have more involved in making this country a democracy for all than black civil rights leaders. They have been at the forefront of voting rights, civil rights, fair housing, and anti-discrimination legislation. They have gone to the eye of the storm and challenged racial hatred and violence. They have changed the old value system, which devalued differences , into one that appreciates the rich diversity of its people. Finally, they have opened the doors of government to provide full participation of all citizens.
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IDA B. WELLS
THE POLITICAL AWAKENING OF IDA B. WELLS by Paul Lee On the morning of February 13, 1893, a tiny, coffee-colored former school teacher appeared before the Boston Monday Lecture series at Tremont Temple. "It was...my first opportunity to address a white audience," she...
The Legacy of the Voting Rights Campaign of 1965
The Legacy of the Voting Rights Campaign of 1965 by Congressman John Lewis In March of 1965, before a Joint session of Congress, President Lyndon Johnson pledged support for federal voting rights legislation with prophetic words: "At times history and fate meet at a...
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his...
THE REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS
An Effort at corporate social justice by Luix Virgil Overbea and Mary Golias BOSTON - Former President Jimmy Carter was the speaker. Paul Fireman, chairman and CEO of Reebok International Ltd., presented the honors. They delivered inspirational messages to a special...
The Return Of Malcolm X
by Abdul Alkalimat Malcolm X is the central figure in the most phenomenal revival in the history of Black political culture. While in the heart of every inner city ghetto Malcolm X was never forgotten, the last several years have seen a tidal wave of interest...
Malcom X On History
"Of all the things that black men or any men study for that matter, history is qualified to reward all research. You have to have a knowledge of history no matter what you're going to do. Anything that you undertake, you have to have a knowledge of history in order...