Reading Time 3 mins 59 secs By JAY REEVES of the Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —…
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As the wagon approached the bridge, members of the crowd shouted “Thank you, John Lewis!” and “Good trouble!” the phrase Lewis used to describe his tangles with white authorities during the civil rights movement.
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Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from his family’s farm with a vision that “good trouble” could change the world.
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Nathaniel Woods’ family prepares for his burial while Julius Jones awaits execution. Thomas Blanton, the man who killed 4 little Black girls at 16th Street Baptist Church is up for parole in 2021.
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In its 130th year, an American Historically Black College and University proudly opened the new year at the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, affirming the importance of America’s HBCUs.
