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From Underground Railroad to real estate developer: Olivet Baptist Church plans rebirth after 175 years
A 366-unit affordable apartment development called Trinity Square, estimated to cost $157 million, is planned for the South ...
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Trump's attack on diversity take center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is completely surrounded as he leads a civil rights march in Boston, April 23, 1965, en route to ...
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Boston to remember 1965 protest, which followed up Selma’s “bloody Sunday” voting rights marches
First , there was “bloody Sunday” and “turnaround Tuesday,” then there was a rally in Boston in 1965 over housing ...
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'Briggs Before & Beyond Brown' event to highlight civil rights legacy
The South Carolina Civil Rights Museum event on May 17, 2025, honors activists of Briggs v. Elliott, reclaiming civil rights ...
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10,000 people expected at Boston event marking 60th anniversary of 1965 Freedom Rally
A 10,000-person rally will be held on the Boston Common Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally. Embrace Boston, in collaboration with Everyone250 and the City of Boston ...
Official support growing for Galveston Juneteenth museum
Galveston City Council members declared their support for building a Juneteenth museum on the island, and vowed to explore ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...