Civil Rights Act 50th Anniversary
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Martin Luther King Jr., Wife Honored with Medal
Connor Radnovich, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on…
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Bush Says Education Achievement Gap is ‘Scandalous’
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – Former President George W. Bush said the education achievement gap…
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Obama to Focus Civil Rights Message on Voting
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after hailing the Civil Rights Act as a lasting legacy of…
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Obama Says Civil Rights Movement Opened Door for His Election
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – With civil rights legends Andrew Young, John Lewis, Julian Bond…
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Bill Clinton Says Voter ID Laws Undermine Civil Rights Progress
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, TEXAS (NNPA) – Former President Bill Clinton praised President Lyndon B. Johnson for…
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Jimmy Carter Says His Life Shaped by ‘Black Culture’
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – Although he grew up in a rural farming community in…
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Reflecting on Progress, Obama Honors Civil Rights
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Barack Obama was 2 years old when Lyndon Baines Johnson sat in…
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Obama to Speak at LBJ Civil Rights Summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will speak at an April event commemorating the 50th anniversary…
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