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Ruby Bridges, who at just six years old became a civil rights icon simply for attending her school, which was newly desegregated in 1960, spoke with us about the unfolding debate on book banning, and whose stories can be told.
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NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Minister, pioneer, activist: Civil Rights leader James Lawson dies at 95
James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the earliest days of the Civil Rights movement and helped organize the movement to desegregate lunch counters in Nashville, died on Sunday.
—Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 11 June 2024
Like Lawson, Lewis was among the leaders of the sit-ins that desegregated Nashville lunch counters in the 1960s.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 18 July 2024
President Truman desegregated the Army after World War II.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Minister, pioneer, activist: Civil Rights leader James Lawson dies at 95
James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the earliest days of the Civil Rights movement and helped organize the movement to desegregate lunch counters in Nashville, died on Sunday.
—Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 11 June 2024
Like Lawson, Lewis was among the leaders of the sit-ins that desegregated Nashville lunch counters in the 1960s.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 18 July 2024
President Truman desegregated the Army after World War II.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregate. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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