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Seven days of 1961: Integration of the University of Georgia | USA TODAY

September 30, 2021 7 comments

When Charlayne Hunter-Gault enrolled at the all-white University of Georgia in 1961, a crowd formed outside her dorm, pelting her room with bricks and bottles. […]

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Seven days of 1961: The birth of “jail-no-bail” | USA TODAY

September 30, 2021 9 comments

The Friendship Nine were sentenced to 30 days of hard labor on a chain gang and the “jail-no-bail” movement was born. RELATED: On February 1, […]

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‘Legend Of The Movement’: The Story Of Civil Rights Activist Bob Moses

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 18 comments

Chris Hayes honors civil rights activist Bob Moses who passed away at age 86. » Subscribe to MSNBC: About All In with Chris Hayes: Chris […]

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Freedom Ride for voting rights marks 60 years since the original | USA TODAY

June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 14 comments

The Black Voters Matter bus tour marks 60 years since the Freedom Ride, and eight years Shelby County v. Holder was decided in a blow […]

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The death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and the path to Bloody Sunday | USA TODAY

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 16 comments

Before the Selma to Montgomery march, there was a night march in Marion where Jimmie Lee Jackson was murdered by an Alabama State Trooper in […]

‘Do We Want To Go Back In Time?’ With New State Voting Restrictions | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 32 comments

Georgia state representative Donna McLeod joins Andrea Mitchell to talk about the restrictive new voting law signed by Governor Brian Kemp yesterday. "We are calling […]

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Senate Democrats ‘Not There Yet’ In Support For Eliminating The Filibuster | MTP Daily | MSNBC

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 46 comments

NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Garrett Haake reports on efforts in the Senate to eliminate the filibuster after Georgia enacts a restrictive voting rights law. […]

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Martin Luther King III calls Georgia voting bill ‘racist’

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 52 comments

Martin Luther King III reacts to the Georgia Senate passing a bill that would restrict voting access and give state officials more powers over local […]