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Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement news and analysis from The Nation
July 30, 2019
Forgotten history… Debating Biden…
July 18, 2019
A segregationist senator tried to use Robinson to destroy Paul Robeson. Instead, Robinson called out racism.
January 21, 2019
The civil-rights leader’s vision of an equitable economy lives on in Congress’s emerging left.
January 15, 2019
Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.
October 29, 2018
Long after their iconic American quilts caught the art world's attention, the Gee's Bend artisans are taking control of their legacy.
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September 24, 2018
As the centennial of Robinson’s birth approaches, George Washington University plans to cut a project that, through the study of his life, advances our knowledge of the intersection of sports and politics.
July 9, 2018
A hundred and fifty years after its ratification, some of its promises remain unfulfilled—but one day it may still be interpreted anew.
May 2, 2018
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is extraordinary, and we need more monuments like it.
April 5, 2018
When Colin Kaepernick and others attempted to walk in Dr. King’s path, they were excoriated by this administration.
April 5, 2018
A new history recovers the forgotten legacy and radical implications of the Kerner Commission.
