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    While visiting today, we met a group of students who traveled to all the way from Los Angeles, and we shared with them why we believe removing the racist language from the AL Constitution is so important.

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    Ed Smith was shot in his yard in front of his wife by L.D. Clark on April 27, 1958. A grand jury refused to indict Clark for the murder. Ed Smith's family has still received no justice. He is one of the many .

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  4. Our honors those who gave their lives in the fight for justice. We're dedicated to honoring them through education about the civil rights movement and carrying on the fight for justice in the South and throughout the country.

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    I had one of THE best classes EVER today! My students have been reading about the civil rights and social justice in my MG/YA class and they’re ready to go out and change the world!

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    Not always accepted by her own LGBT community; Sylvia Rivera was seen as a troublemaker. She never gave up & co-created an org to provide support to queer homeless youth. Her legacy lives on & inspires a new generation of activists.

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    A proposed TN law would restrict voter registration drives and subject organizers to harsh penalties. “You don’t jail people for trying to politically participate in a democratic way unless you have other motives." — Sekou Franklin

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    Taken from her West African village at age 12, Redoshi survived the Middle Passage, forced marriage, and slavery. Her story includes footage that is the only known video of a woman who survived slavery in the United States.

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    More than 100 yrs after their creation, Mammy jars are still collected. Such racists objects perpetuate stereotypes about African-Americans and dehumanize them. If they belong anywhere, it's in a museum. It's time to wake up.

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    On April 12, 2015, police arrested Freddie Gray for possessing a knife that they thought was illegal. It wasn't. He was treated brutally by the police and sustained injuries so serious, he died 7 days later. Today, we remember Freddie Gray, Jr.

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    Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, co-chair of , has reignited the 1968 economic justice campaign launched by MLK. On May 15 he will receive the civil and human rights community’s highest honor. Congratulations Dr. Barber!

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    On April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter from his jail cell, responding to local white clergy who called his direct action strategy unwise and untimely. The Letter from Birmingham jail has since become a rallying cry for civil rights.

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    Henrietta Wood was born a slave, then freed, then re-enslaved for 15 years. She sued for restitution for slavery after the Civil War—and won. Caleb McDaniel tells the true story is his forthcoming book.

  14. We know you stayed up late last night to cheer on... your favorite book! CONGRATS to the champion of 2019 Madness: Separate is Never Equal, by !

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    51 years ago at 6:01 p.m. CST, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by an assassin's bullet on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was pronounced dead an hour later. We will work to honor his sacrifice for justice.

  16. 51 years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at Memphis' Lorraine Motel. He was in Memphis working on the Poor People's Campaign. We honor his life and the work of the activists carrying on his legacy. Today, .

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    51 years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, our country remains divided. Whether or not the dream lives on depends on our willingness to fight for real equality and justice with urgency.

  18. When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his last speech in Memphis, he spoke to a crowd of striking sanitation workers. "The question is, 'If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?'"

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  19. Dr. King gave his last speech 50 years ago today. He was in Memphis supporting a sanitation workers' strike as part of the Poor People's Campaign. He was murdered the next day. Rest in power Dr. King. Today

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