Mahalia Jackson and the Music of the Movement
A photograph of Mahalia Jackson in 1964 offers a window on the role of music in the civil rights movement.
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A photograph of Mahalia Jackson in 1964 offers a window on the role of music in the civil rights movement.
For one day in June 1963 Detroit was the center of the civil rights movement.
The famed choreographer used his art to emphasize the universal resonance of African American stories.
“Coming to a Wall Near You!” From the 1960s to 1980s, Black teenagers in Philadelphia convinced the world that graffiti wasn’t vandalism, but public art rooted in protest and self-expression.
Between the 1930s and 1960s, the famous singer and actor made many visits to the world’s first socialist country, which made a lasting impression on his art and politics.
The Black Panther Party—especially their International Section based in Algiers—embraced the Palestinian cause as part and parcel of their own struggle.
With integration a legal right, swimming pools became a new battleground in the segregation fight.
The hidden story of the English national team’s first Black footballer.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. opposed racism, imperialism, and capitalist inequity at home and around the world.
The remarkable story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a forgotten founder of rock and roll.
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