#OTD #TDIH #March15, 1965: The #SelmaToMontgomeryMarches: #LyndonBJohnson responds to the #SelmaCrisis & appropriates " #WeshallOvercome " to advocate for the #VotingRightsActOf1965; #MartinLutherKing cries when he hears it. #MarchOnSelma #SelmaAlabama #CivlRightsMovement #CivilRightsSky

Image of student speaking at the 2025 STOP Conference. Above the image is a quote from a Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High School Teacher which reads: "STOP Conference was relevant to the issues of today and really got our students thinking and wanting to act."

Image of a second student speaking at the 2025 STOP Conference. Above the image is a quote from a Colonie Central High School Teacher which reads," Amazing conference. Best one I attend all year on any topic."

Image of two students posing for local news at the 2025 STOP Conference. Above the image is a quote from a Troy High School Counselor which reads, "A wonderful learning experience."

Excited to share that the 2026's STOP Conference will focus on The Legacy of Voting Rights in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

We can't wait to see you in January!
#EducateToEmpowerNY #STOPConference #STOPConference2026 #VotingRightsActOf1965

The extremists in black robes are about to vote white yet again Fifty-seven years ago, I authored an article in the New York Times Magazine provocatively titled: “Nine Men in Black Who Think White.” It argued that the Supreme Court had long been one of the major r...

#SCOTUS is poised to further gut the signature piece of racial justice legislation of the last century, the #VotingRightsActof1965.

We need to make it clear to the world that this is unacceptable.

The extremists in black robes are about to vote white yet again www.rawstory.com/the-26743315...

Today is August 6th, the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Today, the Supreme Court and Congress deliver new methods to infringe upon our civil rights.

Stay informed. Stay ready. And keep fighting for voter rights!

#TGP #VotingRightsActof1965 #AmericanHistory #VotingRights

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we’re reminded of the grit and determination of those who came before us. In that same spirit, we will not be intimidated. We are safe, and this will not stop us. #txlege #txredistricting #votingrightsactof1965

#OTD #TDIH #June25, 1933: #BOTD: #HBD #JamesMeredith! #CivilRightsActivists #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #Blacks #CivilRightsMovement #Racism #Segregation #OleMiss #RossBarnett #MarchAgainstFear #VotingRightsActOf1965 #AfricanAmericanSuffrage #BlackSky
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#OTD #TDIH #June6, 1966 (6/6/66): #MarchAgainstFear: #JamesMeredith #shot.
#VotingRightsActOf1965 #AfricanAmericanVotingRights #AfricanAmericanSuffrage #CivilRights #AfricanAmericanCivilRightsMovement #AmericanCivilRightsMovement #CivilRightsMovement
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The Truth Behind '40 Acres and a Mule' | African American History Blog | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross This revolutionary idea became a failed promise to freed slaves after the Civil War.

#IndigenousPeoplesRights
#VotingRightsActof1965
#FortyAcresAndAMule

Disruption of voting districts and voter rights in certain regions in Southeastern US opens up land to conglomerates and foreign investors through shell companies.

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#OTD #TDIH #March15, 1965: The #SelmaToMontgomeryMarches #LyndonBJohnson responds to the #SelmaCrisis & appropriates #WeshallOvercome" advocating the #VotingRightsActOf1965; #MartinLutherKing cried when he heard it. #MarchOnSelma #SelmaAlabama #CivlRightsMovement
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