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President Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960 – This Day in History
On May 6, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law and issued a...
Muhammad Ali Is Stripped of His Heavyweight Boxing Title – This Day in History
On April 28, 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali made a decision that...
ECHOES OF EXCEPTIONALISM: The Radical Middle and the Spark of Nonviolent Courage
Photo Credit | History.com America has always been renewed by ordinary people who chose courage over comfort. Again and again...
The 24th Amendment Was Ratified – This Day in History
On January 23, 1964, the United States reached a long-overdue milestone in the fight for voting rights: the Twenty-Fourth Amendment...
MLK Jr. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – This Day in History
On October 14, 1964, the world witnessed a landmark moment in the U.S. civil rights movement: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
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