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DETROIT (FOX 2) - Before civil rights icon Rosa Parks got on the bus in Alabama, Park's hometown of Detroit had a boat fight, but she was not involved. It was a civil rights hero who took over the boats, and now their abandoned house to…

"Courage Over Oppression" is the message the Louisiana Tourism Bureau is pushing for by installing historical markers to commemorate key locations that were vital to the civil rights movement across the state.Similar to the US…

The project began when Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser discovered that his state did not have a civil rights path. From there, Glenda McKinley told CNN that she and her team had been approached by GMc + Co Strategic Communications…

DETROIT - Detroit's significant role in the growth of the civil rights movement was recognized by the National Park Service when five locations were added to the National Register of Historic Places.Birwood Wall, the New Bethel Baptist…

Detroit's significant role in the rise of the civil rights movement was recently recognized by the National Park Service with the listing of five historic local sites linked to the struggle for equality and the black community in the 20th…

10 Places to Remember the Impact of the Civil Rights Movement Atlas Obscura