Alexander Demitri "Alex" Shimkin (October 11, 1944 – July 12, 1972) was an American war correspondent who was killed in the Vietnam War. He is notable...
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born January 15, 1929). In contrast to his peacemaking brother, Martin, A. D.—according to his father—was "a little rough at times" and "let his toughness...
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the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2013. McFadden, Robert D. (July 22, 2020). "Charles Evers, Businessman and Civil Rights Leader, Dies...
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Washington, D.C., for instruction and training. Following his training, Johnson asked Undersecretary of the Navy James Forrestal for a job in Washington, D.C....
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Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2007. R. Alexander Acosta, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, states...
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Malcolm X also served as a mentor and confidant to Elijah Muhammad's son, Wallace D. Muhammad; the son told Malcolm X about his skepticism toward his father's...
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Alabama.: xv–xvii After investigating her case, Rosa Parks—along with E. D. Nixon, Rufus A. Lewis, and E. G. Jackson—organized a defense for Taylor in...
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a speech on Islam and black empowerment by Wallace Fard Muhammad (Wallace D. Fard). Afterward, Poole said he approached Fard and asked if he was the "Mahdi"...
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Reverend James Lawson has suggested that the impending occupation of Washington, D.C. by the Poor People's Campaign was a primary motive for the assassination...
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Encounter in Money, Mississippi". The Southern Quarterly (PDF). Burch, Audra D. S.; Shastri, Veda; Chaffee, Tim (February 20, 2019). "Emmett Till's Murder...
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recordings, activism, community singing, and scholarship. She earned her Ph.D. from Howard University, becoming a cultural historian, centered on the role...
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including Senators Albert Gore, Sr. (D-TN) and J. William Fulbright (D-AR), as well as Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), who personally filibustered for 14...
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"President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals". Washington, D.C: The White House (whitehouse.gov), archived by the National Archives and...
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"moderate" objections to the ongoing movement, such as US President Dwight D. Eisenhower's claim that he could not meet with civil rights leaders because...
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Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023. Alexander, Leslie M.; Rucker, Walter C. (February 28, 2010). Harry Belafonte. Abc-Clio...
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Leon Shimkin (April 7, 1907 – May 25, 1988) was an American businessman who helped to build Simon & Schuster into a major publishing company. Shimkin was...
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ISBN 1-4039-6237-5. "Eldridge Cleaver: Brigham Young University Speech". Alexander Street, part of Clarivate. October 23, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2023...
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2003-06-08, retrieved 2007-11-23 "G4 Vivian Malone". Hilary N. Green, PhD. Retrieved 2020-11-30. Civil rights pioneer Vivian Jones dies, USA Today,...
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the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2020. Burns, Alexander; Martin, Jonathan (February 19, 2020). "Warren Leads an Onslaught of Attacks...
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Orleans. University of Arkansas Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-61075-380-7. Alexander, Leslie M; Rucker, Jr, Walter C. (2010-02-09). Encyclopedia of African...
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Retrieved September 4, 2021. Byrne, Matthew (June 10, 2019), "Barry Alexander Brown, Spike Lee team up on movie project based on Bob Zellner book",...
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civil rights leaders Susie McDonald Montgomery bus boycott Irene Morgan E. D. Nixon Mary Louise Smith Viola White Dovey Johnson Roundtree "Claudette Colvin"...
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