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 deserved a much more respected place in the history of the Civil Rights ...
A famous Lincoln speech might bear his fingerprints
When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...
Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza ceasefire deal begins as British citizen among first hostages set for release
The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip ...
On This Day: Georgia votes to secede from Union
Jan. 19 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1861, Georgia voted to secede from the Union and joined the Confederacy. In 1920 ...
‘America Primeval’: How this Native American historian reconciles hard history with the storytelling of Hollywood
Historical fiction should not be a tool to justify modern biases or to create villains or heroes; it should challenge us to ...
‘American Primeval’ Team on Portraying the Brutal History of America’s Westward Expansion: “The Truth of This World Is Violent”
Director Peter Berg, executive producer Eric Newman, Indigenous Consultant Julia O’Keefe, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, ...
Biden unveils a series of policy decisions in final days
President Joe Biden’s last days in the White House were packed with a series of policy decisions aimed at cementing his legacy and, in some cases, blocking President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.
A Racist Purge Almost Destroyed My Family. Another One Is Coming.
If Trump issues his own order on Day 1, as he’s vowed, the first people could enter detention camps by February.
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King Center MLK Day event to focus on "prophetic response" to Trump
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change will mark MLK Day on Monday with "moral reflection and ...