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Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement news and analysis from The Nation
January 19, 2021
By making health care broadly available, the government helps ensure our freedom.
January 8, 2021
But the belief that America previously had a well-functioning democracy is an illusion.
October 28, 2020
Voting is not merely one right among many, an act reducible to pulling a lever. It is an identity that is a marker of full citizenship.
October 26, 2020
Unless we act, I fear a return to Jim Crow regime under which my grandparents and tens of millions of Black people suffered is inevitable.
August 10, 2020
A new collection of essays demonstrates how the civil rights icon’s thinking evolved amid the upheavals of the 20th century.
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July 23, 2020
As legends like Lewis pass away, I wonder whether we’re prepared to become the new elders.
July 21, 2020
Those who criticize young activists today as too radical or impatient should remember the John Lewis of 1963.
July 20, 2020
A tactic with deep roots in Black freedom movements shows promise, and pitfalls, for building a more equal future.
July 19, 2020
Republicans who refuse to restore the Voting Rights Act while decorating the grave of Representative John Lewis with flowery words testify against themselves.
July 18, 2020
In the last days of his life, the civil rights icon hailed Black Lives Matter protesters: “They’re going to help redeem the soul of America.”
