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civil rights movement

The civil rights movement was the 1950s and 1960s struggle to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.

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26 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking.) - NARA - 542068)

The earliest story we hold is from Apr 25, 2023.

Stories involving civil rights movement0 named stories in 2026

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58 left · 72 center · 53 right: 183 sources on the spectrum, across 26 linked stories.

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  1. Nov 9– 10Few museums show the North’s Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is ‘just getting started’10 articles · 10 sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 3– 4"By Any Means" stars Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on crime thriller7 articles · 7 sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Feb 17– 18A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy157 articles · 93 sources
    26 left, 34 center, 26 right
  4. Jan 13– 14Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies47 articles · 25 sources
    8 left, 13 center, 1 right

Stories that name civil rights movement

  1. Nov 5– 7Trump ally Dhillon, who remade DOJ civil rights unit, resigns135 articles · 75 sources
    20 left, 30 center, 23 right
  2. Sep 15– 1716th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center9 articles · 9 sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 28– 29Defend the Vote March on Washington: Groups make urgent plea for voting rights15 articles · 13 sources
    2 left, 9 center, 1 right
  4. Aug 9‘Decades in Sports’: How the 1980s Miami Hurricanes became one of the most hated teams in sports history9 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 7 center, 0 right
  5. Jul 30– Aug 1Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans' chances at American Dream17 articles · 16 sources
    7 left, 5 center, 4 right
  6. Jul 23– 25Gov. Pritzker signs bill to honor Emmett Till and his mother9 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  7. Apr 29– 30Supreme Court rules on key Voting Rights Act rule, voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana49 articles · 27 sources
    6 left, 11 center, 7 right
  8. Mar 8Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate13 articles · 8 sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Jan 25– 27Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, to retire after 36 Years representing D.C.18 articles · 16 sources
    4 left, 7 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 28– 30Emmett Till family marks 71 years since his death14 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right