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Late civil rights pioneer’s autobiography out March 16

Mar 6, 2021

An autobiography by national civil rights pioneer CT Vivian will be released on March 16.Vivian grew up in Macomb and began holding anti-segregation sit-ins in Peoria in the 1940s to successfully integrate Barton's cafeteria - a dozen years…

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The late civil rights pioneer’s autobiography out March 16

Mar 4, 2021

An autobiography by national civil rights pioneer CT Vivian, who was responsible for Nashville's 1960 sit-in strikes at the lunch counter, will be released on March 16.Vivian, a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr., died in…

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‘Shiny Star’ Program Salutes Civil Rights Pioneers

Feb 22, 2021

By Eric Englund | on February 22, 2021 By Eric Englund (Photo provided) Celebrate Black History Month with the Ocean County Library and Toms River Area NAACP during a…

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Black civil rights pioneers replicate on their legacies and the work nonetheless to come back

Feb 18, 2021

Schwarze Bürgerrechtspioniere reflektieren ihr Erbe und die bevorstehende Arbeit Wegbereiter berichten über ihre Erfahrungen während der Bürgerrechtsbewegung…