65 years later, Greensboro sit-in pioneer Joseph McNeil reflects on historic civil rights protest
Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, recalls the momentous sit-in that ignited a nationwide civil rights movement as he ...
Central Florida legislator Geraldine Thompson, a civil-rights leader, dies at 76
TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced Thursday.
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Central Florida legislator Geraldine Thompson, a civil-rights leader, dies at 76
TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a long-serving legislator and “trailblazing” civil-rights leader from Central Florida, died after complications from knee surgery, her family announced ...
Harry T. Moore: Civil rights pioneer led 1000s of black Floridians to vote
Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1951 when a bomb was placed under their home in Mims.
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Congressman Thompson responds to federal aid suspension
IF IT DOES GO INTO EFFECT. THIS LATEST MOVE FROM THE PRESIDENT TRIGGERED A TIDAL WAVE OF DEMOCRATIC PUSHBACK, INCLUDING FROM MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSMAN BENNIE THOMPSON. HE’S URGING CONSTITUENTS TO TAKE ...
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State Sen. Geraldine Thompson — veteran educator, lawmaker and civil rights champion — dies at 76 after complications from knee surgery
Geraldine Thompson, a longtime Central Florida lawmaker, educator and civil rights champion, died after complications from knee replacement surgery, her family announced late Thursday. Thompson ...
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‘Retribution process on steroids’: Rep. Bennie Thompson on Trump’s first week
Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the former chairman of the original Jan. 6 committee. “That’s not the democracy that we’ve come to love and support.”Jan. 26, 2025 ...
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‘Retribution process on steroids’: Rep. Bennie Thompson on Trump’s first week
They believe it. You can't attack the FBI and their credibility,” says Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the former chairman of the original Jan. 6 committee. “That’s not the democracy that we ...