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Atlanta civil rights icon Andrew Young discharged and 'doing well' after hospitalization
Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been discharged after being hospitalized Friday in what his ...
Key figure in civil rights movement, youngest ‘Freedom Rider’ honored after passing at 82
ATLANTA — On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer ...
Attorneys call civil rights litigation freeze by Department of Justice a slap in the face
According to a memo, DOJ attorneys cannot file new complaints, briefs or certain court papers “until further notice.” ...
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Former Atlanta mayor, civil rights icon Andrew Young hospitalized, family says
ATLANTA — Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been hospitalized, according to his family. The reason why Young was taken to the hospital remains unclear, but his family ...
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An Atlanta Civil Rights icon remembers a historic sit-in alongside MLK Jr.
MARTIN: So civil rights leader Lonnie C. King enlisted the help of his childhood friend, Martin Luther King Jr. KING: I planned to put the movement ... were going on in Atlanta 'cause Atlanta ...
Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
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City of Atlanta honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr with day of service, parades
MLK’s legacy lives on in Atlanta where the city hosted “A day on” of services and parades to honor MLK including projects to ...
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Charles Person, youngest original member of The Freedom Riders, laid to rest
Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined ...