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Apr 28 2024
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"The Demon of Unrest": Recounting the first shots of the Civil War
"The Demon of Unrest": Erik Larson on the first shots of the Civil War Erik Larson on the first shots of the Civil War Erik Larson on the first shots of the Civil War The ferry ride to the middle of Charleston Harbor can be a journey back in time. In 1860, Fort Sumter, the federal sea fortress guarding Charleston, became a flash point in the tensions between North and South. "South Carolina
CBS News (Online)May 28 2024
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As a freed slave, an Arlington man fought in the Civil War, but his grave was unmarked. Now he’s getting a new headstone
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University, along with local leaders, unveiled plans on Tuesday to commemorate an African American burial site on its campus, starting with a new headstone for a Civil War veteran, Cpl. William Johnson. In an effort to properly honor Cpl. Johnson, as well as the others buried at the site, Local Initiatives Support Coalition Jacksonville (LISC Jacksonville)
News 4 JaxMay 14 2024
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No question Pa. man participated in a civil disorder on Jan. 6, federal prosecutor says
There is no question a Centre County resident participated in a civil disorder on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, a federal prosecutor says.
That was the conclusion of Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn E. Bolas when she responded Monday to defense motions filed on behalf of Terry Allen, 65, of Spring Mills.
Allen seeks dismissal of a civil disorder charge, one of the
The Patriot-NewsMay 14 2024
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Southlake students, parents urge Carroll schools to negotiate over civil rights violations
Several groups of parents and students in Southlake urged the Carroll school district to negotiate with the Department of Education after the federal agency found that the district violated students’ civil rights. The district has 90 days to negotiate a resolution with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or face the possibility of losing federal funds or enforcement from the
Fort Worth Star-TelegramMay 09 2024
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US civil rights groups sue Iowa over immigrant arrest law
May 9 (Reuters) - Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block an Iowa law authorizing the arrest and prosecution of people who have returned to the U.S. after being deported, as a growing number of Republican-led states consider similar proposals. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups filed a complaint in Des Moines, Iowa, federal court claiming the
ReutersMay 28 2024
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Erik Brady: A local author spins a tale of how Confederate spies roamed the Niagara Frontier during the Civil War
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Put Tim Wendel's "Rebel Falls" on the shelf next to "The Falls," by Joyce Carol Oates, and "The Day the Falls Stood Still," by Cathy Marie Buchanan. They are great Niagara novels by great Niagara-born writers. Wendel and Oates are natives of Lockport and Buchanan of Niagara Falls, Ont. That makes the Niagara River their birthright – and they write of its raging waters
The Buffalo NewsApr 19 2024
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"Civil War" is unsettling — especially if you live in D.C.
Actors Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, and Cailee Spaeny walk into a re-creation of the White House in the movie, "Civil War." Photo: Murray Close Earlier this week I did something extremely out of character: I left my couch to see a movie IRL at a theater — the much-discussed "Civil War," the final D.C.-based act of which was pretty triggering, to say the least. The big picture: The movie
AxiosMay 08 2024
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Department of Education finds Southlake Carroll schools violated students’ civil rights
Three years after students and their parents filed complaints detailing discrimination due to race, gender and sexual orientation, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found that the Carroll school district violated students’ civil rights. Antonio Ingram, assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which is representing several families who filed complaints against
Fort Worth Star-TelegramMay 21 2024
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Parents of student file civil suit against former teacher & school district, asking for $100 million
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — The parents of a student who prosecutors say was in an alleged ‘grooming relationship’ with a former Kenosha teacher have filed a civil lawsuit against the former teacher, and the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD.) Christian Enwright was fired for an inappropriate alleged relationship with the student almost two weeks ago
KRDOApr 19 2024
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Nashville celebrates Diane Nash's civil rights legacy
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