Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox (1915–2003) was an American politician and businessman who served as the 75th Governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. Born Lester Garfield Maddox...
Category : Politics
Atlanta Hotel Denies Room to Nobel Laureate Dr. Ralph Bunche (1962)
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On June 28, 1962, a hotel in Atlanta denied a room to Dr. Ralph Bunche, a distinguished diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, solely because...
The Quiet Shift – Why Many African Americans Are Stepping Back from Non-Reciprocal Causes
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Why Many African Americans Are Stepping Back from Non-Reciprocal Causes African Americans have long been at the forefront of social justice movements in the United...
Senator Richard B. Russell Jr
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The Southern Sentinel Richard Brevard Russell Jr., the longtime U.S. Senator from Georgia, embodied the contradictions of the 20th-century American South. A masterful legislator who...
The Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
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A Crusade Stalled by Southern Fury In the shadow of the Great Depression, as America grappled with economic ruin, a darker crisis festered in the...
The New Deal Coalition
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Forging America’s Political Landscape In the depths of the Great Depression, as breadlines snaked through American cities and farms withered under dust storms, a new...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often known as FDR, was one of the most transformative figures in American history. As the 32nd President of the United States,...
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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Justice Delayed, But Not Denied In a landmark moment for American civil rights, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on...
Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region, a rural frontier area straddling the border between North and South Carolina. The...
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa
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Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was born on November 17, 1952, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second of three children of Samuel and Erdmuth Ramaphosa. His family...