civil rights

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Intersectionality is on display at the California African American Museum with “Free and Queer,” a show that puts Black LGBTQ+ Californians at the center of the civil rights movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Addressing Sauer, Chief Justice John Roberts pointed toward contemporary civil rights laws that took a broad view of citizenship.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1961, the civil rights movement was intensifying across the United States as Dwight was serving as a pilot in the US Air Force.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

On Thursday, Dhillon — the department’s top civil rights chief — posted to X about the probes: “We did this yesterday. Among other things!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Imagine if civil rights organizations and African American leaders in the 1940s had not placed Jim Crow segregation at the forefront of their racial justice agenda.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander