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  The National Center for the  Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at Alabama State University marked the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rides with a virtual celebration on May 27.     The program was in honor of the historic 1961 Freedom Riders, African-American and White civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated South to test the Supreme Court ruling that segregated public buses were unconstitutional.   When the group pulled up to the Greyhoun...

Tension And Stress In Anne Moodys Life Tension And Stress In Anne Moodys Life 296 Words2 Pages Anne Moody was born September 15, 1940, in Mississippi Wilkinson County. Growing up, Anne Moody was the eldest child of seven. Unfortunately, Anne Moody’s father left the family forcing Anne Moody into employment in the fourth grade. Anne Moody would work in the homes of white families and understood the boundaries between whites and blacks at an early age. Anne Moody had to mature in an explosiv...

My long-lost conversation with John Lewis on his vision of nonviolence In this never-before-released interview, the late civil rights leader and congressman talks systemic racism, permanent warfare, extreme poverty and nonviolence as a way of life. Last summer, after Congressman John Lewis died, I posted a photo on social media of me and John from a memorable afternoon we spent together in his congressional office. It was 26 years ago. We had talked for a while, and then filmed a formal con...

this is a special edition of "state of the union" this morning for the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. "reliable sources" will return next week. president obama arrived here a short time ago and will soon dlirch his tribute to dr. -- deliver his tribute to dr. king. this will close with the extraordinarily rare playing of dr. kings "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. the king family has approved its use for this one event. the president will speak the end transto th...