Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
Almost 65 Years Later: Greensboro Sit-In site becomes National Historic Landmark
We are approaching the 65th anniversary of a historic Civil Rights Movement event here in the Triad, known as the Greensboro Sit-Ins. On Feb. 1, 1960, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical ...
Civil rights advisor Bayard Rustin helped inform Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream’
His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...
15 Ways Boomers Blazed A Trail That We Should Be More Grateful For
Boomers played a crucial role in this fight, marching in protests, participating in sit-ins, and advocating for desegregation in schools, buses, and public spaces. According to PBS, their actions ...
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Ruth Ann Butler, a civil rights leader, Black historian, and Cultural Exchange founder, dies
It was at that time when she got involved in the Civil Rights Movement by participating in lunch counter sit-ins while just a student. In 1959, she took part in a march from Springfield Baptist ...