civil rights

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Her department has the power to withhold federal money from schools that violate civil rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"All along, we felt that we were exercising our civil rights in a reasonable manner."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The demonstrations also reflected growing frustration with institutions that many activists believe have failed to preserve protections won during the civil rights era.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“Whether my client’s civil rights were violated will be determined in a court of law,” attorney Daniel Kaiser said last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But the riots have a common cause, as named by the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “A riot is the language of the unheard.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield