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Civil Rights Movement
Jesse Jackson: The Bridge Between Black America and Africa
In this episode of The Breakdown, we examine the legacy of Jesse Jackson and his global impact. He rose from Jim Crow South Carolina and joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Civil Rights Movement. In Chicago, he led Operation Breadbasket and pushed corporations to hire Black workers. He believed political access without economic…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson: 5 unforgettable moments of his life you should know about
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, an iconic figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a protégé...
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Claudette Colvin, renowned civil rights activist who refused to give up bus seat to White woman, dies aged 86
Claudette Colvin, the American civil rights pioneer who first refused to give up her seat on...
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The ‘dirty work’ of the civil rights movement revealed
“Don’t get mad — get smart,” Andrew Young’s father, Andrew Sr.,...
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When Lionel Richie’s parents stopped him from marching with Martin Luther King Jr.
Growing up in the segregated South in the 1950s and 1960s, Lionel Richie longed to be part of the civil rights movement of the time, but his parents didn’t allow him to. While promoting his new memoir,...
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Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach
Florida students are sacrificing their Saturday mornings to fill gaps in Black history education left by their schools. In community centers and cultural institutions across the state, they’re learning...
