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Life in the 1950s in Britain was a world away from the country we live in today.

Byron Williams Winston-Salem Journal I recently had the pleasure of listening to famed civil rights attorney Fred Gray explain how the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott was formed. Gray recalled a meeting at the home of Jo Ann Robinson, an educator and activist in Montgomery, Ala., on the evening of Dec. 8, 1955. One week earlier, Rosa Parks had been arrested for having violated the city’s segregation bus laws. In addition to Gray, who represented Parks, local NAACP leader Edgar Daniel (E.D.) Nixon was among the attendees. The initial plan was for a one-day boycott of the Montgomer...

Recognize today the heroism and courage Liz Cheney will be honored for in the future Jim Vickrey View Comments How does one know in real time a hero is in our midst?  By "hero" I'm not referring to an exemplar of physical courage, which is generally easy to recognize; I'm referring to one who personifies moral courage.  There's no sure way in the case of the latter, in real time. The only sure way is to await the passage of time for the judgment of history to see if a statue or other concrete marker praising him or her for past acts is erected, which happens almost always after he or she h...

Four in five teenagers in Bristol have witnessed racism, a new study shows Teens across Britain should be taught about Paul Stephenson and the Bristol Bus Boycott to help combat racism SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Four out of five older teenagers in Bristol have witnessed racism, and almost three quarters believe they haven’t been taught enough in school to be able to stand up to...

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