Civil Rights
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Recasting the benefits of good public transit as a civil rights issue
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A community's planning is what makes opportunity accessible to its residents. Is a functioning, reliable public transit system not only wise for the reasons of congestion and environment but also simply a reflection of what people deserve?
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Civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth buried in Birmingham
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Birmingham said farewell to the Baptist preacher at his funeral, honoring him as a liberator who freed the community and the country from generations of discrimination.
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Picture of the day: Metro's Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial commemorative pass
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WMATA is offering a themed one-day pass to honor the opening of the MLK memorial on Monday, August 22.
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Virginia considers ban on shackling pregnant prisoners
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State considers eliminating the chaining of women during childbirth.
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream
Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday dedicated to the civil rights leader who was born Jan. 15, 1929, and was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
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NAACP leader begins fourth term
Guy Djoken wants to make sure people throughout the county are represented by the 100-year-old civil rights organization during his fourth two-year term as president of the Frederick chapter of the NAACP
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Metro opening early Oct. 2
Metro has announced more detailed plans for extra service during Oct. 2 One Nation rally on the National Mall.
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Civil rights activist Ronald W. Walters remembered as 'understated, but an overachiever'
Nearly two years before the famous sit-ins to protest segregation at lunch counters in Greensboro, N.C., Ronald W. Walters and a cousin organized sit-in protests of a drugstore lunch counter.
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Civil rights leader Shirley Sherrod speaks at Howard Law School
Shirley Sherrod spoke at the commemoration of the Constitution and Citizenship Day of the law school.
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Controversy surrounds Tea Party rally in D.C.
CommentA controversial call to action the same day -- civil rights history was made.
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Glenn Beck rally at MLK site on anniversary of 'Dream' speech spurs controversy
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Glenn Beck's rally on the anniversary and site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech is drawing criticism and questions about his intentions. (Photo: AP)
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