CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: HISTORY IN THE NEWS
General
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Maurice Berger, "A Radically Prosaic Approach To Civil Rights Images," New York Times, July 16, 2012.
John Hanc, "Birmingham's Civil Rights Institute Personalizes A Struggle," New York Times, March 14, 2012.
Kim Severson, "New Museums To Shine A Spotlight On Civil Rights Era," New York Times, February 19, 2012.
Katherine Schulten, "Teaching The Civil Rights Movement," New York Times, January 27, 2012.
Eric Kohn, "Power To The People, But Quietly," New York Times, September 2, 2011.
Holland Cotter, "Art Review: Images That Steered A Drive For Freedom," New York Times, May 20, 2010.
Mike Hale, "Documentary Of The Civil Rights Movement, Arranged And Composed For Gen Y," New York Times, January 21, 2010.
Alan Wolfe, "Uncommon Ground," New York Times, November 7, 2008.
Kevin Sack, "The Moment: A Time To Reap For Foot Soldiers Of Civil Rights," New York Times, November 4, 2008.
Shaila Dewan, "Atlanta Journal: When Images Galvanized The Nation," New York Times, June 20, 2008.
Gail Collins, "Op-Ed Columnist: The Women Behind The Men," New York Times, September 22, 2007.
Bob Herbert, "Op-Ed Columnist: A Story Of Struggle And Hope," New York Times, November 16, 2006.
Anthony Lewis, "The Whirlwinds Of Revolt," New York Times, February 5, 2006.
Michiko Kakutani, "King, Weary After Scaling His Great Mountain," New York Times, January 13, 2006.
Alan Wolfe, "Climbing The Mountain," New York Times, January 18, 1998.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, "How The Dream Was Born," New York Times, November 27, 1988.
Emmett Till (1955)
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Ellen Wexler, "How Emmett Till's Mother Galvanized The Civil Rights Movement," Smithsonian, October 13, 2022.
Dustin Jones, "Home Of Emmett Till Earns Landmark Designation in Chicago," NPR, January 28, 2021.
"Senators Seek Highest Civilian Honor For Emmett Till And His Mother," PBS Newshour, September 16, 2020.
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
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Denise Grady, "Thelma Glass, Who Helped Organize Alabama Bus Boycott, Dies At 96," New York Times, July 27, 2012.
Brown V. Board Of Education (1954)
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Adam Liptak, "The Abortion Decision, Haunted By Brown V. Education," New York Times, August 1, 2022.
Adam Liptak, "Brown V. Board Of Education, Second Round," New York Times, December 10, 2006.
"Opinion: Brown V. Board Of Education," New York Times, May 16, 2004.
Little Rock School Integration (1957)
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Steve Barnes, "Federal Supervision Of Race In Little Rock School Ends," New York Times, February 24, 2007.
1960 Sit-Ins
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Dennis Hevesi, "Clara Luper, A Leader Of Civil Rights Sit-Ins, Dies At 88," New York Times, June 11, 2011.
Edward Rothstein, "Four Men, A Counter And Soon, Revolution," New York Times, January 31, 2010.
Freedom Riders (1961)
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Bernard Lafayette, Jr., "Op-Ed Contributor: The Siege Of The Freedom Riders," New York Times, May 19, 2011.
Gina Bellafante, "Voices From The Buses On The Road To Civil Rights," New York Times, May 15, 2011.
Mike Hale, "An Explorer Of Black History's Uncharted Terrain," New York Times, May 13, 2011.
Claire O'Neill, "Photos From 'Life' On The Freedom Riders' 50th Anniversary," NPR, May 4, 2011.
Theo Emery, "On A Trip Through History, Students Join Freedom Riders," New York Times, January 29, 2007.
Eric Foner, "Bound For Glory," New York Times, March 19, 2006.
William Grimes, "When Mile By Fearful Mile America Rode To Freedom," New York Times, January 25, 2006.
University Of Mississippi Integration (1962)
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Campbell Robertson, "50 Years After Integration, Ole Miss Grapples With History," New York Times, September 30, 2012.
Birmingham (1963)
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Diane McWhorter, "Opinion: Redemption In Birmingham," New York Times, July 9, 2011.
Mississippi Freedom Summer (1964)
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A. O. Scott, "A Long, Hot Summer In Mississippi That Still Burns," New York Times, August 12, 2010.
Randal C. Archibold and Michelle O'Donnell, "Case Revisited After 40 Years, And Mothers' Wounds Reopened," New York Times, January 8, 2005.
Selma-To-Montgomery March (1965)
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Juma Sei et al., "How This Year's Selma Bridge Crossing Could Mark A Community Renaissance," NPR, March 5, 2023.
"Obama Praises Selma 'Heroes' 50 Years After March," BBC News, March 8, 2015.
Nick Bryant, "America's 50-Year Journey From Bloody Sunday In Selma," BBC Newsmagazine, March 7, 2015.
Shefali S. Kulkarni, "Fifty Years After Selma's 'Bloody Sunday,' Immigrants Join Fight Against Racism," World, PRI, March 6, 2015.
"Selma Bridge And The Battle Over Its 'KKK Name,'" BBC News, March 5, 2015.
Learning Network, "March 7, 1965: Civil Rights Marchers Attacked In Selma," New York Times, March 7, 2012.
Orangeburg Massacre (1968)
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Samuel G. Freedman, "45 Years Ago, A Stand That Turned Deadly," New York Times, February 7, 2013.
Patrick Healy, "A Time Of Darkness Illuminated Onstage," New York Times, October 20, 2010.
1968 Olympics
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Neil Amdur, "Olympic Protester Maintains Passion," New York Times, October 10, 2011.
Jackson State (1970)
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Whitney Blair Wyckoff, "Jackson State: A Tragedy Widely Forgotten," New York Times, May 3, 2010.
Miscellaneous
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Michael Henry Adams, "'In A Time Of Panthers': Jeffrey Henson Scales Photographs Black History," Guardian, December 24, 2022.
Thomas Guglielmo, "Desegregating Blood: A Civil Rights Struggle To Remember," Conversation, February 2, 2018.
Peniel E. Joseph, "Op-Ed Contributor: Kennedy's Finest Moment," New York Times, June 10, 2013.
Richard Goldstein, "James A. Hood, Student Who Challenged Segregation, Dies At 70," New York Times, January 20, 2013.
Campbell Robertson, "Last Chapter For A Court With A Place In History," New York Times, September 17, 2012.
Learning Network, "April 20, 1971: Supreme Court Rules That Busing Can Be Used To Integrate Schools," New York Times, April 20, 2012.
Felicia R. Lee, "A Film Settles Accounts From The '60s," New York Times, April 20, 2012.
Jon Nordheimer, "Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, An Elder Statesman For Civil Rights, Dies At 89," New York Times, October 5, 2011.
Nelson George, "Black-And-White Struggle With A Rosy Glow," New York Times, August 9, 2011.
Kim Severson, "At Ebenezer Baptist Church, A Glorious Rebirth," New York Times, April 21, 2011.
Felicia R. Lee, "TV Series To Revive Civil Rights Cold Cases," New York Times, February 15, 2011.
Michael D. Shear, "Discussing Civil Rights Era, A Governor Is Criticized," New York Times, December 20, 2010.
Tara McKelvey, "Where Hatred Ruled," New York Times, August 26, 2010.
Douglas Martin, "Charles Moore, Rights-Era Photographer, Dies At 79," New York Times, March 15, 2010.
Margalit Fox, "Carolyn Goodman, Rights Champion, Dies At 91," New York Times, August 18, 2007.
Shaila Dewan, "Push To Resolve Fading Killings Of Rights Era," New York Times, February 3, 2007.
Stanley Crouch, "By Any Means Necessary," New York Times, September 10, 2006.
Felicia R. Lee, "Outspoken And Feared But Largely Forgotten," New York Times, February 7, 2006.
Douglas Martin, "Joseph Smitherman, Mayor In Selma Strife, Dies At 75," New York Times, September 13, 2005.
Medgar Evers
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Ashley Southall, "Paying Tribute To A Seeker Of Justice, 50 Years After His Assassination," New York Times, June 5, 2013.
Theodore Rosengarten, "A Death In Mississippi," New York Times, March 15, 1998.
James Forman
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Douglas Martin, "James Forman Dies At 76; Was Pioneer In Civil Rights," New York Times, January 12, 2005.
Fannie Lou Hamer
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Jill Watts, "The Enduring Influence Of Fannie Lou Hamer, Civil Rights Advocate," New York Times, October 5, 2021.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Christopher Wilson, "A New Film Details The FBI's Relentless Pursuit Of Martin Luther King, Jr.," Smithsonian, January 15, 2022.
Johnny Kauffman, "Martin Luther King Jr. Statue To Join Confederates At Georgia's Capitol," NPR, August 28, 2017.
David W. Blight and Allison Scharfstein, "Op-Ed Contributors: King's Forgotten Manifesto," New York Times, May 16, 2012.
Stephen Tuck, "Op-Ed Contributor: King Of All Nations," New York Times, January 15, 2012.
Shaila Dewan, "Larger Than Life, More To Fight Over," New York Times, May 18, 2008.
Taylor Branch, "Op-Ed Contributor: Globalizing King's Legacy," New York Times, January 16, 2006.
Malcolm X
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Toure, "Malcolm X: Criminal, Minister, Humanist, Martyr," New York Times, June 17, 2011.
Michiko Kakutani, "Books Of The Times: Peeling Away Multiple Masks," New York Times, April 7, 2011.
Larry Rohter, "On Eve Of Redefining Malcolm X, Biographer Dies," New York Times, April 1, 2011.
Thurgood Marshall
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Richard Bernstein, "A Civil Rights Hero Inside The Law," New York Times, December 30, 1998.
Rosa Parks
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Nell Irvin Painter, "Mother Of The Movement: 'The Rebellious Life Of Mrs. Rosa Parks,' By Jeanne Theoharis," New York Times, March 29, 2013.
Ashley Southall, "Statue Of Rosa Parks Is Unveiled At The Capitol," New York Times, February 27, 2013.
Charles B. Blow, "Op-Ed Columnist: Rosa Parks, Revisited," New York Times, February 1, 2013.
Jeremy W. Peters and Julie Bosman, "Rosa Parks Won A Fight, But Left A Licensing Rift," New York Times, October 8, 2006.
Monica Davey, "In Detroit, A Day To Honor Rosa Parks," New York Times, November 3, 2005.
Michael Janofsky, "Thousands Gather At The Capitol To Remember A Hero," New York Times, October 31, 2005.
Felicia R. Lee, "Grieving For Parks, Rights Leaders Ponder Future," New York Times, October 31, 2005.
Juan Williams, "Op-Ed Contributor: The Long History Of A Bus Ride," New York Times, October 31, 2005.
George Wallace
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Howell Raines, "George Wallace, Segregation Symbol, Dies At 79," New York Times, September 14, 1998.