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President Kennedy denounced the burning of churches in Georgia and supported voter registration drive in the South.
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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law
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Namibia: Outright Calls for Scrapping of Sodomy Law
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Walmart to Pay 100% of College Tuition and Books for Associates | Chicago Defender
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Young Buck Filing For Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Could Be A Shot At 50 Cent
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Luxury Fashion Challenged To Confront Racist Attitudes – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Rhue, Sylvia (1947- )
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States [5] that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.[6] It prohibited unequal application of voter registration
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Atkinson, Kelvin (1969- )
A Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, Kelvin Atkinson made history in April 2013 by becoming the fifth openly LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) member, and the first black gay member of the Nevada legislature.  He revealed his sexual orientation during a legislative debate surrounding
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Justice Smith Comes Out As Queer, Urges Protests To Include Black Queer And Trans Lives
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Lady Gaga Shares Her Instagram To Give A Voice To The Black Transgender Community
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PBS Celebrates Pride Month with PRIDELAND, a Short-Form Digital Series and New One-Hour Special with Host and Actor Dyllón Burnside, Exploring LGBTQ+ Identity in the U.S. South
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. A petty criminal in Boston and Harlem, he was convicted of burglary (1946) and sent to prison, where he read widely and was introduced to the Black Muslims
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
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