civil rights

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Even community leaders who have worked on civil rights issues were urging the council to slow down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

In another, Pittman declared a mistrial because one attorney in the case wore a civil rights-themed t-shirt, honoring the death of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, claiming that the t-shirt contaminated the entire jury pool.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

After B.P.J.’s middle school relied on this law to block her from playing sports, B.P.J. sued under civil rights law Title IX and the 14th Amendment.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Grant advocated black civil rights, but political support for Reconstruction was waning due to economic uncertainty and political resistance in the South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The awkward silence of the civil rights community, however, is more problematic.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander