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Volume 34, Issue 1.5
Mother's Day, May 14, 1961: a Greyhound bus carrying the Freedom Riders was attacked by a mob who slashed its tires, and then firebombed the disabled vehicle outside of Anniston, Alabama.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
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Features
From Freedom to Equality with NEH
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” wrote Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
By David Skinner
From Freedom to Equality Around the Nation
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” wrote Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
By David Skinner
Living History in Mississippi
Oral history, an essential ingredient in capturing state's role in civil rights movement.
By Esther Ferington
The Agitator
William Lloyd Garrison burned the Constitution as he roared against the injustice of slavery.
By James Williford
The Right to Love
The freedom to marry across racial lines was tested by a shy Virginia couple, who were very much in love.
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EdNote
Chairman's Note
To mark the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the National Endowment for the Humanities is highlighting the arc of American history that scholars have called “the long civil rights movement.”
By Jim LeachSpecial support has been provided by the following corporations:
