Charles Lee Moore (March 9, 1931 – March 11, 2010) was an American photographer most famous for his photographs documenting the Civil Rights Movement. Perhaps the most famous of his photos is the one he managed to get of Martin Luther King Jr.’s arrest for loitering on September 3, 1958. It is this photo that
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The Canadian Progressive: Can peaceful grassroots activism stop the white supremacist movement’s embrace of violence?
The threat of white supremacist terrorism is a constant in U.S. history, writes Shane Burley, author of the forthcoming book, Fascism Today: What It Is and How We End It. The post Can peaceful grassroots activism stop the white supremacist movement’s embrace of violence? appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingPostArctica: Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was murdered 50 years ago. Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an African-American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. After returning from overseas military service in World War II and completing his secondary education,
Continue readingLeDaro: Rosa Parks, Bus, Barack Obama and Civil Rights Movement
Ed Shultz of MSNBC had a nice coverage of Barack Obama sitting on the seat of the bus where Rosa Parks sat and refused to vacate the seat for a white woman. Ms. Parks’ actions provided a great momentum to the civil rights movement. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world
Continue readingLeDaro: Barack Obama: A moving picture
Barack Obama sits on the seat in the bus where Rosa Parks sat, and refused to move, during the height of Civil Rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr.. The bus is currently located at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
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