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Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.

Civic education is not just important — it is essential. Too many of our young people do not know who represents them.

Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.

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Moss, David, and Dean Grodzins. "Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights." Harvard Business School Case 716-042, February 2016. (Revised August 2021.) ...

But I was also aware of a statement made by the iconic Mississippi voting rights leader, Fannie Lou Hamer ... the Husky Hall of Fame forever. MARTIN LUTHER KING would often say, “The arch ...

Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University; author of the books “How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams” and “Black ...