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Chattanooga remembers civil rights activist Rev Paul McDaniel WRCB-TV

Ernest "Rip" Patton Jr., a freedom rider and early member of the Nashville civil rights movement in the 1960s, has died. The death was confirmed Tuesday by Dorothy Walker, director of the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, who has…

During Pastor McDaniel's tenure at Second, several accomplishments were realized which translate into growing membership, facility, and innovative ministries. Some of these ministries are the bus ministry, the sisters' guild, the deacon…

Debbie Montgomery recalled the time she was invited to try her hand at the Blue Line Speed ​​Skating Club in St. Paul's Highland Park. A determined skater, Montgomery competed against future Olympian Mary Meyers, one of the best in the…

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - H. Jefferson Melish made a quiet but formidable presence in the state courthouses, with his signature eye patch he earned on the basketball court.But beneath that quiet exterior lived a tireless advocate for the…

Ms. Richardson was invited to speak at the March on Washington in August 1963, though organizers flinched when she showed up in her signature jeans. She compromised on a denim skirt. Shortly before Dr. King's speech rose to the…

Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and WhiteBy Patricia SullivanBelknap. 515 pp. $ 39.95- - -Robert Kennedy plays a supporting role in most of the reports about the turbulent 1960s. He was…

Juliana Serrano of Pasadena and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Pasadena branch are among this year's YWCA Glendale and Pasadena Women for Racial Justice awardees. Serrano and NAACP…

Wisconsin was the first state to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in 1982. The law, signed by former Republican Governor Lee Dreyfus, meant that workers would not be fired for…

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