(AP) — Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark “Freedom Rides” of 1961, died Monday. He was 83. Former Alabama state Sen. Hank Sanders, a friend of Boynton’s, on Tuesday confirmed his passing. Boynton was arrested 60 years...
James Farmer also organized the 1961 Freedom Rides, which eventually led to interstate travel desegregation. The Howard University graduate was also a follower of Gandhis philosophies and applied their principles to his own acts of nonviolent civil resistance. ...
Jr., who tried to persuade her to end the Freedom Rides, insisting the bloodshed would only continue if they persisted. Nash, unshaken by the stance of the White House, told Seigenthaler that they knew the risks involved and had already prepared their wills before continuing the Freedom Rides...
Stoddard has been brought, bruised and beaten, to the western town of Shinbone following an altercation with a gang of stagecoach highwaymen, led by arch-villain Liberty Valance. As played by Lee Marvin, Valance is deadpan and over-the top evil. His uncompromising performance is one of the ...
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Led by Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to a tepid response, leading to difficulty securing quick distribution. Some seven months later, it’s now been announced Rialto Pictures will release it in the U.S. on October 6 and now...
Carol kneeled down next to me on the ground by Kelly in the backyard. We began praying in tongues with our hands touching the dead dog. We wept. “Father, You can’t let our dog die. You gave her to us. You have to raise her up. You can’t let her die. It’s not right. ...
In fear, hope, or desperation, these women left home seeking new lives. Some found opportunity; others found more uncertainty—or worse.
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