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civil rights movement

Arcs in the news about civil rights movement from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 24 stories · 104 articles · earliest story we hold Apr 14, 2024

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Stories about civil rights movement that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 3– 4"By Any Means" stars Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on crime thriller7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Feb 17– 18A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy157 articles · 93 independent sources
    25 left, 21 center, 17 right
  3. Jan 13– 14Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies47 articles · 25 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 0 right

Stories that name civil rights movement

  1. Sep 15– 1716th Street Baptist Church marks bombing anniversary with a new visitor center9 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Aug 28– 29Defend the Vote March on Washington: Groups make urgent plea for voting rights15 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 9‘Decades in Sports’: How the 1980s Miami Hurricanes became one of the most hated teams in sports history9 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Jul 30– Aug 1Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans' chances at American Dream17 articles · 16 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Jul 23– 25Gov. Pritzker signs bill to honor Emmett Till and his mother9 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  6. Apr 29– 30Supreme Court rules on key Voting Rights Act rule, voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana49 articles · 27 independent sources
    7 left, 10 center, 7 right
  7. Mar 8Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate13 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jan 25– 27Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88, to retire after 36 Years representing D.C.18 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 3 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 28– 30Emmett Till family marks 71 years since his death14 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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