/tags/civil-rights-movement Civil Rights Movement en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:00:20 GMT /community/2018-08-10/bayard-rustin-the-man-behind-the-dream Bayard Rustin was a leading strategist during America's civil rights movement and his life and work will be celebrated in an upcoming series of choral… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:00:20 GMT /community/2018-08-10/bayard-rustin-the-man-behind-the-dream /history/2018-02-13/the-role-of-music-in-the-civil-rights-movement This spring, the Quaker Heritage Center at Wilmington College is holding a series of talks and musical performances to highlight the power of solidarity… Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT /history/2018-02-13/the-role-of-music-in-the-civil-rights-movement /history/2018-01-15/the-modern-civil-rights-movement Historians cite December 1, 1955 as the beginning of the modern civil rights movement. That was the day Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was… Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:00:05 GMT /history/2018-01-15/the-modern-civil-rights-movement /community/2018-01-15/unfinished-work-of-james-baldwin-inspires-film-i-am-not-your-negro In 1979, James Baldwin planned his next book, "Remember This House," a personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends –… Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMT /community/2018-01-15/unfinished-work-of-james-baldwin-inspires-film-i-am-not-your-negro /history/2017-08-24/local-freedom-riders-part-in-the-civil-rights-movement In 1961, during the Civil Rights Movement, the Congress of Racial Equality recruited volunteers for a series of bus rides. David Fankhauser, a 19-year-old… Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:00:00 GMT /history/2017-08-24/local-freedom-riders-part-in-the-civil-rights-movement