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Bon Iver's lead man sings Civil War-era anthem at a Harris rally
Justin Vernon, back in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, delivered a rendition of the 1862 "Ba…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Sidney Poitier 'wasn't afraid': after death, many reflect on actor's civil rights and cinematic legacy
Sidney Poitier was revered for his roles in films, such as "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "A Raisi…
Gwen Aviles
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How the Black aristocracy of the Gilded Age ushered in a new era of education and freedom
Newly emancipated Black Americans used education and business savvy to build wealth in an era of ec…
Yoonji Han
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Biden met with historians who warned him about threats to democracy and compared the current moment to the pre-Civil War era, report says
The historians warned President Joe Biden about the rise of totalitarianism around the world, sourc…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Sidney Poitier, legendary actor and civil-rights advocate, dead at 94
Poitier's trailblazing career saw him fight for equal rights during the 1960s and become the first …
Jason Guerrasio,Rebecca Cohen
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Family, advocates of Emmett Till are 'not going to give up' after DOJ closed its investigation into his murder
Advocates are calling on the US Senate to pass the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act and for everyone t…
DeArbea Walker
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Historian Annette Gordon-Reed on Juneteenth: 'It has been just amazing to see the holiday happen'
In "On Juneteenth," Gordon-Reed uses historical context and her personal background to explore how …
John L. Dorman
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'This is Jim Crow in new clothes': Sen. Raphael Warnock delivers a forceful defense of voting rights, excoriates GOP-led voting restrictions
Warnock's focus on voter suppression in his maiden Senate speech led to a standing ovation in the c…
John L. Dorman
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Former federal prosecutors explain how bringing civil rights charges against Derek Chauvin would work
Former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department may charge Chauvin if his sentence on state m…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Rep. John Lewis, civil rights icon, was a powerful voice against war with Iraq
Rep. John Lewis, a legendary civil rights activist, was also an early opponent of the 2003 invasion…
Charles Davis
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Meet a lawyer who turned a pandemic-era freelance gig into his full-time work, travels the world, and has already made more than $100,000 this year
Derrick Morgan Jr. first thought freelancing on Fiverr while working at a law firm would help with …
Madison Hoff
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A harrowing photo shows a Trump supporter carrying a Confederate flag inside the US Capitol, flanked by portraits of Civil War-era figures
The photograph brings to mind the fractured nature of the US during the Civil War. But even then, t…
Aria Bendix
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In the wake of spikes in violence, young Asian Americans are inspired to take up the battle for civil rights and eyeing political office
A growing group of US-born Asian Americans are taking over the political stage, and many are starti…
Belle Lin
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What the Supreme Court's landmark LGBTQ decision means for the Trump administration's rollbacks of Obama-era anti-discrimination measures
LGBTQ legal experts have little faith the Trump administration will reverse its Obama-era rollbacks…
Jake Lahut
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Federal investigators searched the home of Trump-era Justice Department official Jeff Clark
The search of Jeff Clark's came on the eve of a House January 6 committee hearing focused on Trump'…
C. Ryan Barber
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History buffs, gun enthusiasts, and family history aficionados return to Gettysburg
After a hiatus, Civil War reenactors were back for the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysbur…
Alan Chin
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An LGBTQ activist who helped plan the UK's first Pride march reflects 50 years on: 'We were out and proud and demanded our liberation'
Peter Tatchell helped to plan the first-ever UK Pride on July 1, 1972. He told Insider that those w…
Mikhaila Friel
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Poll finds 43% of Americans believe it's likely civil war will break out within the next 10 years
Around three-fifths of the 1,500 Americans polled also believe political violence and division will…
Matthew Loh
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'I see a danger in returning to a pre-Roe world:' Abortion advocates view coronavirus-era restrictions as a dark sign of what could come
Texas and Arkansas successfully used the coronavirus pandemic to temporarily ban and restrict abort…
Kayla Epstein
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Supreme Court keeps Trump-era immigration policy in place, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch dissenting: 'We are a court of law, not policymakers of last resort'
The policy, first enacted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, allows the United States to quickl…