As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

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When a major network invited me to discuss Black History Month through the lens of presidential politics, I declined. Not ...

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History disagrees on the exact catalyst for the civil rights movement, but Williams says that “the second Civil Rights Movement” sparked at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and it took less ...

Juan Williams: Yes, exactly. So, 40 years ago, I wrote "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years." And it was accompanying a PBS special of the same name. It was a great success. So now, 40 ...