Civil rights groups sue to stop DOJ from closing office tasked with preventing unrest in cities

President John F. Kennedy conceived of the office in the early 1960s, saying the federal government should have experts who ...
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Activist once blamed for civil rights riot to be named Eagle Scout

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Years before civil rights activist Cleveland Sellers got caught up in the deadly 1968 protest known as the Orangeburg Massacre, he was on the path to the elite rank of Eagle Scout -- ...
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Honor the Heroes of the Stonewall Riots, the Birthplace of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement

Hailed as the start of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, the Stonewall Riots took place at New York City’s Stonewall Inn fifty-six years ago this month. On June 28, 1969, police attempted to arrest ...
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Civil rights groups, state drop legal dispute over DeSantis’ ‘Anti-Riot’ law

Gov. Ron DeSantis fields a questions from reporters during a news conference in Winter Haven on Aug. 28, 2024. (Screenshot via the governor's X livestream) The lawsuit civil rights groups filed ...
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Remembering The Augusta Civil Rights Riot, 50 Years Later

After two decades of nonviolent Civil Rights activism, many African Americans put their faith in the militant Black Power movement. That was true in Augusta, Ga., too. Paine College Professor Emeritus ...
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Bill to ban masks at protests that become riots divides police, civil rights advocates

The Montana Legislature may make it illegal for people to cover their faces if a protest turns to a riot or if they commit other crimes of public disorder. Civil rights advocates worry that the bill ...