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Where Did the March on Washington Start and End

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, began at the Washington Monument and proceeded along Constitution Avenue toward the Lincoln Memorial. The route...

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How many townspeople kept the nine Black students from entering school: What happened and why it matters

On September 4, 1957, an estimated 200 to 300 white townspeople assembled outside Little Rock Central High School to physically block the entry of the Little Rock Nine, the nine...

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Algiers Motel Survivors: Who They Were and What Happened

In the summer of 1967, Detroit was engulfed in unrest after police raids on an unlicensed after-hours bar ignited five days of fire, looting, and gunfire. During those nights, a...

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