Civil Rights Summit
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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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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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Clinton: New Voter Restrictions Are a Step Back
JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton used the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights…
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Obama to Headline Civil Rights Summit in Texas
JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lyndon Johnson’s presidency has long been viewed in the shadow of the…
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