civil rights

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The museum itself begins with "Hope and Change Lobby" and moves on to a colossal four-storey-high screen showing scenes of the Obamas and the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

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

The Justice Department has also recently widened its civil rights scrutiny of the state’s medical schools beyond UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

We didn’t know it then, but the civil rights movement was nearing its peak.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson