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The Forgotten Journey: The Stolen Girls of Leesburg's Segregation Fight
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Honoring the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, held a commemoration service on the 60th anniversary of the bombing that killed four girls and injured 22 others during the civil rights movement. The service included litany, music, and speeches, with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the keynote speaker. Birmingham and its partners are also hosting the 2023 Forging Justice Commemoration Week to engage the community on history and healing.
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"60 Years Later: Rekindling the Energy of the March on Washington for Civil Rights"
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"75 Years Ago: The Integration of the US Military and Its Lasting Impact"
President Harry S. Truman's executive order to desegregate the US armed forces 75 years ago marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, setting the stage for further advancements in the 1950s and 1960s. The order, which called for equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the military, was a significant contribution to the fight for racial equality. President Joe Biden will be a keynote speaker at a symposium commemorating the anniversary, where the legacy of Truman's decision will be examined by military leaders, elected officials, journalists, and historians.
Woman behind Emmett Till's murder claim dies
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who falsely accused Black teenager Emmett Till of accosting her in Mississippi in 1955, leading to his lynching and galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 88. Till's murder remains unpunished, as an all-white jury acquitted the two white men who killed him. Donham's precise role in the killing remains murky, but it's clear she was involved. Last year, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act to make lynching a federal crime.