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If you found John Lewis’ life inspiring, plan a trip to see the places where he made history. Here's a piece I wrote in the days after his death. He may be gone, but his example lives as an inspiration for all of us. bit.ly/30rWxk6 Fodor's Travel #goodtrouble Visit Nashville…
Visit the Historic Places Where John Lewis Made Good Trouble
To honor the late John Lewis and better understand his experiences, visit the locations where this Congressman and Civil Rights leader made history. From his start in Nashville to his time in Selma to his career in the nation's capital, these are just some of the cities where John Lewis' legacy can....
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Three years before Rosa Parks made history refusing to give up her bus seat in Alabama, North Carolina native Sarah Keys Evans did the same. This past week she was recognized in her hometown with a mural and day in her honor. Evans, a private in the U.S. Army Women’s…
One Southern city is facing an uncomfortable episode in its history head-on
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The Safe House Black History Museum, a little known West Alabama gem, has received an important grant from the Alabama Humanities Foundation. The home preserves the place where Martin Luther King spent a terrifying evening hiding out from the Klan. Look for their new exhibit devoted to Foot Soldiers: The…
Safe House Museum in Greensboro Alabama: Where King found shelter from the Klan
The Safe House museum in Greensboro Alabama preserves a home where Martin Luther King Jr. found shelter from the Ku Klux Klan.
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A fascinating new walking and streetcar tour explores #KansasCity’s #civilrights history. Then hop over to Topeka to see the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site for a full day of discovery. bit.ly/3fmhr8v @kansascitytourcompany @derekklaus Visit KC Kansas Tourism Visit Missouri
Historian’s tour offers civil rights lessons from Kansas City’s past
There’s a renewed interest in the civil rights movement. Historian Erik Stafford offers tours to learn more about local history.
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, one of the nation’s first museums devoted to the Civil Rights struggle, is facing a huge deficit due to Covid-19. While it has an online presence, its doors have been closed since mid-March. INBirmingham Birmingham Civil Rights Institute bit.ly/2XeLetC
BCRI Gets Emergency Funding From City Of Birmingham
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has been closed since March because of the pandemic causing a lack of revenue. Now it’s receiving $250,000 in emergency funding from the city of Birmingham.
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Vera Harris, who opened her house to Freedom Riders and other protesters, has passed away. King lived four houses down from Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery. When I met Harris a decade ago, she told me stories about how her daughters used to babysit the King children, and how…
Vera Harris, a Montgomery civil rights champion whose home was a haven for protesters, dies
The Harris family ran Dean Drug Store downtown for years on Monroe Street.
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Here's why you want to take a civil right journey through the South: This documentary excerpt chronicles a student tour offered by @TheNationMagazine that shows how seeing historic sites tied to Emmett Till, the Freedom Riders and lynching will move you, your family or your students in ways you can…
Confronting the Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle
To visit the town where Emmett Till was brutally murdered is to bear witness to our ongoing struggle for justice. We offer this piece as a chance to witness ...
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In this moment of honoring #JohnLewis, here’s a story that brings bit a joy: The time he dressed as a younger version of himself to promote his graphic novel at Comic-Con, and ended up leading a parade of marching school children. #GoodTrouble indeed. nyti.ms/307qENS
When John Lewis Cosplayed at Comic-Con as His Younger Self
For several years, Mr. Lewis would lead a group of children in a march across the San Diego Convention Center.
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Yesterday, July 25, would have been #EmmettTill’s 79th birthday. If only he could have lived to see the day … bit.ly/2OYhTPD
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Here's another reason to watch the #JohnLewis documentary @johnlewisdoc: Apple will donate proceeds to the nation's top two African American museums: apple.co/3fWe9tQ @NCRMuseum and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture National Civil Rights Museum
Apple donates its proceeds from John Lewis documentary to museums that honor his legacy
Apple will donate its portion of the proceeds from “John Lewis: Good Trouble” to two US museums that honor the late civil rights hero.
