25 Black Civil Rights Activists You Need to Know - Freedom Forum
Jan 6, 2021 · Black civil rights activists who split from the nonviolent movement. King and Lewis were known for their advocacy of nonviolent resistance. But other prominent figures emerged during this time who split from King’s approach and those around him. Malcolm X (1925-1965) is likely the best known.
Civil Rights Journalists: 7 Pioneers Who Broke Barriers - Freedom …
The Los Angeles Times had no Black reporters when violence between police and residents of Black communities erupted in August 1965. A young Black sales messenger, Robert Richardson, stepped up to cover what Life magazine called “the most destructive race riots in U.S. history.” Over six days, 34 people were killed, 1,000 injured and nearly ...
13 Women’s Rights Activists You Need to Know - Freedom Forum
Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894) | Suffragist and temperance activist. Bloomer is known for using her freedom of expression and speech to wear and promote bloomers, pants that became a symbol of the women’s rights movement. She exercised freedom of the press when she wrote and edited The Lily, a newspaper for and by women.
20 Famous Protests Throughout U.S. History - Freedom Forum
20 of the Most Famous Protests In U.S. History. By Freedom Forum. Two First Amendment freedoms are the least known: freedom of assembly and freedom to petition. Freedom of assembly protects the right to gather peacefully. Freedom to petition protects the right to tell government officials without fear of punishment if you think a policy is good ...
15 of the Most Famous Banned Books in US History - Freedom …
7. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee (1960) Harper Lee’s most famous book is inspired by her upbringing in Alabama under Jim Crow-era segregation. Though taught and admired in high school classrooms, it’s drawn challenges and bans for its depictions of Black people, use of the N-word, and themes of rape and incest.
Are Religious People Really Ignorant About Religion?
The answer to that question depends entirely on what we think it means to know about religion — especially our own. When we compare the results of Pew’s survey with a study led by political scientists Robert Putnam and David Campbell about the importance of religion in people’s lives, we notice a surprising pattern: America’s least ...
Perspective: Can the First Amendment Protect Educators from …
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Nikole Hannah-Jones: Reviving Voices Lost to History and …
Officially designated Fort Monroe, it’s the site of a surprising number of events and visits by famous figures from our nation’s earliest history, through the Civil War and up to its closure as an active Army base in 2011. Step into the visitor’s center, though, and you’ll experience a lesser-known part of its past.
1968 Democratic National Convention Protests: A Look Back
Protests, violence and criminal charges at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. During the convention, anti-war demonstrations around the city grew, with some turning violent and many being quashed by police. During a march down Michigan Avenue toward the hotel where many convention delegates were staying, police teargassed protesters.
What Is the Marketplace of Ideas? - freedomforum.org
The majority of the court upheld the Espionage Act convictions of antiwar activists who encouraged munitions workers to strike in opposition to U.S. participation in World War I. Holmes wrote that “the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas … the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted ...