civil rights

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The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department, appeared alongside Bondi representing the department.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Dhillon oversees the department’s civil rights division, while the investigations into Epstein were criminal matters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Her department has the power to withhold federal money from schools that violate civil rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Amelia Boynton, a well-known local civil rights leader.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman