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News Articles: Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, testifies, Dec. 15, 1966 before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee studying urban problems and poverty. Rev. Andrew Young is left.

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Andrew Young on MLK’s Last Days

On this special edition of Political Rewind, Bill Nigut talks with Ambassador Andrew Young, as they commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the...

April 04, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Dr. Roslyn Pope in her home next to her framed "Appeal for Human Rights" document.

Dr. Roslyn Pope Reflects On 'An Appeal for Human Rights'

For Women’s History Month, On Second Thought is paying tribute to Georgia's female trailblazers. Civil Rights icon Dr. Roslyn Pope made history in 1960...

April 04, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen
Host Tony Harris, left, with actor Clifton Powell, who portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma, Lord, Selma."

Actor Clifton Powell On Portraying King In 'Selma, Lord, Selma'

The 1999 Disney made-for-television movie, “Selma, Lord, Selma,” explores Martin Luther King Jr.'s later years in Selma, Alabama. The movie is told...

April 04, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • La'Raven Taylor
GPB "Morning Edition" host asked a group of activists about today's civil rights culture.

What Is The Future Of The Civil Rights Movement?

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. So, in the last 50 years, how...

April 04, 2018
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By:
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • Fenly Foxen ,
  • and 1 more
King at the 1963 March on Washington.

Rare Martin Luther King Jr. Interview Uncovered

In this rare 1961 interview with Martin Luther King Jr ., King spoke with Eleanor Fischer, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation who...

April 03, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 1 more
A statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stands at the State Capitol in Atlanta.

Xernona Clayton Recalls Unity At Southern Christian Leadership Conference

In August 1967 , Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Atlanta at the annual convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference . Less than a year...

April 03, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Friday, March 23, 2018

Normally when you think of cherry blossoms, you think of Washington D.C. or Japan. But unbeknownst to a lot of tourists, Macon, Georgia is the Cherry...

March 26, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Fenly Foxen ,
  • and 5 more

On Second Thought For Monday, January 29, 2018

The GOP tax bill has many concerned the law will negatively impact the middle class while bolstering the rich. But a new study from the union Actors...

January 29, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Trevor Young ,
  • and 3 more
 In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Andrew Young Reflects On His Remarkable Career And Life

With New Year's right around the corner, we're re-airing our conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young in the spirit of self-reinvention. We hope that...

December 28, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

On Second Thought For Thursday, July 20, 2017

First, one of the first African-American elementary schools in Atlanta was recently slated for destruction. But after outcry a piece of the structure...

July 20, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Friday, June 16, 2017

One year ago, Atlanta-based Rapper Gucci Mane was released from prison. Since his release, he has been reinventing himself. He headlines a concert this...

June 16, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
SCLC Education Director Dorothy Cotton teaches a Citizen Education Program class.

Women Of The Civil Rights Movement

The most famous names from the fight for African-American Civil Rights belong to men: Martin, Malcolm, Jesse, John. But of course women were there all...

August 04, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Linda Chen

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