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HEATH - As a college student, Oscar Johnson fought for civil rights in 1960 and learned as much as possible about chemical engineering.Much has changed since graduating from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, but…

UNCA Holds Start for Class of 2021; The late civil rights activist honored WLOS

Published: 05/05/2021 9:13:10 AMNORTHAMPTON - Mareatha Wallace, an educator at JFK Middle School, has won the Massachusetts Teachers Association's Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award.The award is…

While this year's ceremony looked very different from previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the award of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize for Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance remained an important celebration. Alicia…

Civil rights activists and ENC indigenous people honored by WCTI12.com on 92nd birthday

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Nashville's historic Ross building honors late civil rights attorney John Lewis by naming the lobby in his honor and legacy.To honor his legacy and impact, the Episcopal School of…

SALISBURY - Last week, on the 60th anniversary of the day she was one of 191 students arrested and jailed for peaceful protest in Columbia, South Carolina, DeeDee Wright returned to where she was once handcuffed and…

Many took to Twitter on Sunday to celebrate the birthday of the late Congressman John Lewis and urged lawmakers to pass a voting bill that would honor his legacy.Lewis, who died of cancer on July 17, 2020 in Atlanta, would have turned 81.…

The one dollar coin shows Septima Poinsette Clark marching with three black students, carrying books and an American flag. COLUMBIA, SC - South Carolina civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark is honored…

A statue honoring the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) Will replace a Confederate memorial in a courthouse in DeKalb County, Ga.According to The Champion, DeKalb County Commissioners elected on January 26th to…