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Category Archives: The Civil Rights Movement

America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground

June 12, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

In 1965 when I was a volunteer for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, I worked in rural South Carolina.  That summer nine civil rights workers, SCLC and […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

On May 21, 1961

May 21, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

National Guard called to disperse several thousand whites threatening to set fire to First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freedom Riders inside. Read […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

On May 20, 1961

May 20, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, where local police allow a mob of angry whites to attack; several people are severely injured, including a U.S. Justice Department official. Read more […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

On May 7, 1955

May 7, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

In Belzoni, Mississippi, NAACP member Rev. George Lee is fatally shot after angering local whites when he attempted to register to vote. Read more A History of Racial Injustice Calendar […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

On May 2, 1963

May 2, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

  More than 700 black children protesting racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, are arrested, blasted by fire hoses, clubbed by police and attacked by police dogs. For more information A […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

On April 26, 1960

April 26, 2018by Sherie Labedis 1 Comment

At Biloxi Beach, more than 100 black men, women, and children are attacked and beaten by whites during a peaceful protest for the right to access beaches in Mississippi. A […]

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African American History, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

A Better Use of the National Guard

April 7, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

It occurs to me that we have a better place to put the National Guard than the border. How about deploying them in schools to protect the kids we obviously […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

Making a Difference, Then and Now

April 4, 2018by Sherie Labedis 1 Comment

I was fortunate to be part of Ann Curry’s new series, “We’ll Meet Again,” in February.  My segment was titled “Freedom Summer.”  It caught the eye of Wendy Schultz at […]

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, Personal Commentary, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History

Another Trailer for “We’ll Meet Again” – Freedom Summer

February 7, 2018by Sherie Labedis 1 Comment

Enjoy! http://www.pbs.org/video/revisiting-place-where-lefty-was-assaulted-wiifcg/  

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History, Voting Rights

Trailer for Freedom Summer Episode of “We’ll Meet Again” with Ann Curry

January 30, 2018by Sherie Labedis Leave a comment

Please watch this trailer: Freedom Summer

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African American History, Civil Rights, Life in these United States, The Civil Rights Movement, U.S. History, Voting Rights

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