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Alabama is marking its first Rosa Parks Day. Alabama lawmakers earlier this year voted to designate December first as a day to honor the civil rights…
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Yellowing court records from the arrests of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and others at the dawn of the modern civil rights era are being preserved…
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This Wednesday marks fifty years since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. All month long, the APR news team is examining Dr. King’s work in…
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This Wednesday marks fifty years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. Throughout March, the APR news team is reporting on King’s…
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2013 marks the fiftieth anniversary of a number of key moments in the fight for civil rights. Alabama Public Radio’s Stan Ingold recently began a trek to…
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was in Alabama today to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. Clinton stood in…
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Alabama today to mark the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.Clinton will be…
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The life-size bronze sculpture of Rosa Parks has received a makeover.With the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott on Tuesday, sculptor Erik…
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The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill granting legal protections for judges, ministers and others who refuse to marry same-sex…
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A lawyer says the purchase price for hundreds of items that belonged to civil rights icon Rosa Parks is $4.5 million.The sale was made to a foundation run…