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News Articles: civil rights

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill

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Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time

A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced to serve a year and a half in prison.

March 14, 2023
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Atlanta Medical Center on Boulevard will close Nov. 1. (Wellstar Health System)

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Atlanta hospital closure inquiry sought by Georgia Democrats

Democratic Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate a health care system that closed hospitals in downtown Atlanta and a southern suburb. They claim Wellstar Health System has illegally discriminated against Black people and violated its tax-exempt status.

March 09, 2023
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Xernona Clayton at her statue unveiling

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Xernona Clayton — the woman, the legend — now has a statue in Atlanta

On International Women's Day, Atlanta's own trailblazer — by way of Muskogee, Oklahoma — Xernona Clayton was celebrated with a bronze statue in the heart of the city. She says she asked sculptor Ed Dwight to make her look like a combination of Halle Berry, Lena Horne and Coretta Scott King. Her verdict? "Fabulous!" 

March 09, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
Vice President Kamala Harris marches on the Edmund Pettus Bridge after speaking in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," on March 6, 2022.

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How this year's Selma Bridge Crossing could mark a community renaissance

President Biden visits Selma for the 58th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Residents there are still recovering from tornadoes that ripped through the city in January.

March 05, 2023
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  • Juma Sei,
  • Cody Short,
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The Effingham County School District logo is displayed on a clear glass wall inside a building.

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Lawsuit: Georgia school district lowered Black student's GPA after he reported racist Snapchats

Grades were allegedly changed from A's to C's in retaliation.

January 18, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
 (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Biden visit underscores MLK's legacy and Atlanta's prominence on the global stage

In honor of the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, President Joe Biden and Sen. Raphael Warnock delivered messages of unity from MLK's historic pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

January 15, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
The Effingham County School District logo is displayed on a clear glass wall inside a building.

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Lawsuit: Georgia school district barred high schoolers from wearing Black Lives Matter clothing

Students were allegedly told that BLM was disruptive, while the Confederate flag was a point of pride.

January 09, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill

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Sheriff charged with civil rights violations to stand trial

An Atlanta-area sheriff stands accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they posed no threat and obeyed instructions. Now it will be up to a jury to decide whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill violated the men's civil rights.

October 12, 2022
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This March 26, 1972 file photo shows the Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking to reporters at the Operation PUSH Soul Picnic in New York as Tom Todd, vice president of PUSH, from second left, Aretha Franklin and Louis Stokes.

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The FBI monitored Aretha Franklin's role in the civil rights movement for years

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.

September 12, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
This image provided by A2H Engineers, Architects, Planners on Aug. 18, 2022, shows digital rendering of the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in Marks, Miss.

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Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

August 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A new Maryland alert system named in honor of the late Emmett Till will aim to bring awareness to hate crimes across the state. Here, a mural featuring a portrait of civil rights icon Emmett Till is seen in Chicago.

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A new system to flag racist incidents and acts of hate is named after Emmett Till

The Emmett Till Alerts will be sent to Black elected officials across Maryland — along with national civil rights organizations, clergy members and other leaders.

August 23, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Georgia State Rep. Edna Jackson, Evalena Hoskins, and Mary Gray pose next to a new historical marker on Tybee Island commemorating the Savannah Beach Wade-Ins of the early 1960s.

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From ‘whites only’ to Georgia's largest public beach: New marker honors ‘Wade-Ins’ on Tybee Island

The Savannah Beach Wade-Ins of the early '60s are now memorialized near the Tybee Island pier.

August 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Washington State Prison in Davisboro is one of two Georgia prisons completely without air conditioning.

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Lots of things drive violence in prison. Add heat to the list

To keep our cool in this record hot summer, most of us are probably choosing to spend more time in air conditioned spaces. But many people in prison, especially across the South, don’t have that option. Meanwhile, the federal Department of Justice is still investigating Georgia prisons, trying to get to the root of persistent violence there. They might take a look at the heat.

 

August 16, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Artist Branly Cadet's <em>Arise</em> sculpture at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala.,<em> </em>portrays community activists.

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A civil rights memorial in Alabama expands to document lynching victims' stories

The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools.

April 21, 2022
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  • Debbie Elliott
Georgia Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at a statue unveiling on March 10, 2022 following the Peace Walk honoring his upcoming 90th birthday.

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Ambassador Andrew Young celebrates 90th birthday with peace walk

Civil rights icon and U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young turns 90 on Saturday. He’s celebrating with four days of events. On Thursday, hundreds gathered for a peace walk through downtown Atlanta.

March 10, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
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