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After A Teen Was Tortured And Killed, Riots Erupted In Augusta

In 1970, a riot devastated the African American neighborhoods of Augusta, Georgia. Remarkably, many locals and historians have never heard of this...

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
The civil rights experts Facebook hired to review its policies faulted CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to prioritize free speech over other values.

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  • Technology

Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

A two-year investigation concludes the social network's leaders made decisions that were "significant setbacks for civil rights."

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
 In this Oct. 25, 1960 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leaves court after being given a four-month sentence in Decatur, Ga., for taking part in a lunch counter sit-in at Rich's department store.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Decatur Reconciles With Past As Confederate Monument Comes Down

The long fight to remove a Confederate monument in Decatur, Georgia, came to an end this month . The 30-foot-tall structure that stood in the city's...

June 26, 2020
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By:
  • Sean Powers and
  • Steve Fennessy
An annual wade-in celebration on Juneteenth honors the Tybee wade-in protests of the 1960s and the long, ongoing fight against systemic racism.

During A Summer Of Protest, Reflecting On Past Civil Rights Movements

The summer of 2020 looks like it will be a season of protest, as many across Georgia and the country call for an end to police brutality and structural...

June 26, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Volunteers hand out some of the 60,000 meals disbursed by the Middle Georgia Regional Food Bank in Macon one day in May.

Is The Food Safety Net Enough For The COVID-19 Recession?

On a Wednesday morning, the ninth in a row, cars snaked into the parking lot of the YMCA in Albany. At the front door, a small crew of Boy Scouts loaded...

June 17, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
 In this Aug. 12, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama presents a 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery n the East Room of the the White House in Washington.

Civil Rights Leader, MLK Aide Joseph Lowery Dies At 98

The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, has died...

March 28, 2020
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By:
  • Associated Press
Award-winning journalist Jerry Mitchell will speak about his new book "Race Against Time" and the investigations behind it tonight at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

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  • Author Interviews

'Race Against Time': Journalist Jerry Mitchell Brings Justice To Unsolved Civil Rights Era Cases

On June 12, 1963, President John Kennedy delivered his report to the American people on civil rights. Hours after his nationally televised speech, NAACP...

February 07, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Xernona Clayton, who was a special assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr., looks at a model of the Stone of Hope, the centerpiece of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project.

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  • History

Xernona Clayton On Civil Rights And The Power Of Conversations

The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is coming up on Monday. The King Center announced this year’s theme is “The Beloved Community: The...

January 16, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
The wraps come off the marker for the "Girls Of The Leesburg Stockade" in Lee County in September.

New Historical Marker For Girls Illegally Jailed During Civil Rights Era

Until recently, you could have probably ridden by the Leesburg Stockade in southwest Georgia without noticing it or having any clue about the civil...

October 18, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The 369th infantry was the first African-American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

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  • History

Remembering The Centennial Of The Red Summer of 1919

One hundred years ago, Americans were adjusting to life after a destabilizing world war. The Spanish influenza decimated communities, fears of Bolshevik...

July 03, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

New NAACP Chapter Planned For Suburban Augusta

A small group of mostly African American residents from Columbia County gathered in the sanctuary of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Grovetown over...

May 21, 2019
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

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  • News

"On Second Thought" For Friday, April 26, 2019

An estimated one million people thronged to Atlanta for the 2019 Super Bowl. When the opposing teams and visiting fans returned home, a series of murals...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
Artist Gilbert Young pictured with actor, film director Spike Lee and "He Ain't Heavy" painting.

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  • Arts & Life

Renowned Atlanta Artist Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Iconic Painting

An estimated one million people thronged to Atlanta for the 2019 Super Bowl. When the opposing teams and visiting fans returned home, a series of murals...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Mary Frances Early was honored with an official UGA portrait in 2018. Now, the university has proposed naming its College of Education after her.

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  • Education

Mary Frances Early, First Black UGA Graduate, May Have The College of Education Named After Her

Mary Frances Early is a trailblazer. While Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes were the first African-Americans admitted to University of Georgia...

April 15, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

'We Will Shoot Back' Examines Civil Rights History From A Different Angle

As you look back over the black history education you received in your childhood, you definitely heard about Dr. Martin Luther King and his movement of...

February 21, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
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