civil rights
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Trump also mentioned the famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech by civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., spoken to an audience at the National Mall, where the reflecting pool is located.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The Justice Department has also recently widened its civil rights scrutiny of the state’s medical schools beyond UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Her department has the power to withhold federal money from schools that violate civil rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Chapter 6 reflects on what acknowledging the presence of the New Jim Crow means for the future of civil rights advocacy.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
