• Alexander Demitri "Alex" Shimkin (October 11, 1944 – July 12, 1972) was an American war correspondent who was killed in the Vietnam War. He is notable...
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  • born January 15, 1929). In contrast to his peacemaking brother, Martin, A. D.—according to his father—was "a little rough at times" and "let his toughness...
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    "President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals". Washington, D.C.: The White House (whitehouse.gov), archived by the National Archives and...
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    the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2013. McFadden, Robert D. (July 22, 2020). "Charles Evers, Businessman and Civil Rights Leader, Dies...
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    Schwerner Bobby Seale Pete Seeger Cleveland Sellers Charles Sherrod Alexander D. Shimkin Fred Shuttlesworth Modjeska Monteith Simkins Glenn E. Smiley A. Maceo...
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  • (CORE) began to organize Freedom Rides. The first departed from Washington, D.C. and involved 13 black and white riders who rode into the South challenging...
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    Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2007. R. Alexander Acosta, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, states...
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  • Alabama.: xv–xvii  After investigating her case, Rosa Parks—along with E. D. Nixon, Rufus A. Lewis, and E. G. Jackson—organized a defense for Taylor in...
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    Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2023. Alexander, Leslie M.; Rucker, Walter C. (February 28, 2010). Harry Belafonte. Abc-Clio...
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    as a special episode of Cover to Cover Live with Maggie Linton and Kim Alexander, entitled "Pete Seeger: The Storm King and Friends". On August 9, 2013...
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