Robert Scheer / TruthdigFeb 28, 2020
A new book shows how the activist's positions on issues like the Vietnam War and environmental justice helped move civil rights leaders left. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMay 4, 2019
The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 6, 2018
Civil rights leader Bob Moses warns today’s protest movements not to allow media celebrity and protest spectacles to take the place of organizing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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By Glen Ford / Black Agenda ReportApr 5, 2017
Have black people, historically the most left-leaning constituency in the United States, shed their anti-imperialist views and embraced war? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigNov 24, 2014
Marion Barry Jr., who began his career in public service during the civil rights era and spent four terms as mayor of Washington, D.C., died late Saturday night in his hometown at age 78. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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