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Danville to commemorate Bloody Monday anniversary
Danville is preparing to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the most violent of all days in the civil rights movement in Virginia.
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50th anniversary of Woolworth's sit-in recalled
Mississippi will inaugurate a marker Tuesday recalling a civil rights protest 50 years ago when a white mob attacked a racially mixed group seated at a whites-only lunch counter.
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Civil rights, Christian photographer Rutledge dies
Donald Rutledge, who won acclaim shooting photos during the civil rights movement before turning his lens toward Christian photography, has died. He was 82.
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Va Senate OKs measure restoring some felons rights
A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for the civil rights of nonviolent felons to be restored by law rather than solely by gubernatorial fiat has won Senate passage.
Frederick civil rights leader's funeral set
Frederick police say they expect traffic congestion during the funeral procession of local civil rights leader Lord Nickens.
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Va. marker to honor civil rights pioneer
A marker will be dedicated Saturday at the Middlesex County Courthouse in Saluda to pay homage to Irene Morgan, who refused to give up her seat on a Greyhound bus to a white passenger.
As Md. prepares for Question 6 vote, leaders remember Bayard Rustin
As Maryland prepares to vote on Question 6, some local leaders are throwing their support behind gay marriage and remembering a man who helped start the movement.
Message to Occupiers: Life isn't always fair
Chris Core, commentator
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