civil rights

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These are folks who are like, “I come from a civil rights tradition.”

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Browne-Marshall observed how the same FBI that covertly targeted Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists for subterfuge also prosecuted the KKK and investigated the death of civil rights workers.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Trump also mentioned the famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., spoken to an audience at the National Mall, where the reflecting pool is located.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The killing sparked global unrest and the largest civil rights protest since the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In 1961, meanwhile, students meeting at a conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, agreed to form a new civil rights group.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman