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Obama win not to supplant civil rights campaign
ATLANTA (Reuters) - If Barack Obama wins November's election and becomes the first black president in U.S. history, will an older generation of civil rights leaders go out of business?
Nations:U.S. People:Deval Patrick Al Sharpton Jesse Jackson Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 U.S. Civil Rights Movement
2008-07-29
Sharpton defends Jackson despite Obama comments
KENNER, La. - The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday defended the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has come under fire for his recent crude off-air criticism of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Nations:U.S. People:Jesse Jackson Al Sharpton Barack Obama Activities:U.S. Civil Rights Movement Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
The minister who leads Democrats to faith
New York - For evidence that the Democratic Party has warmed to the idea that religion has a role in politics, look no further than Leah Daughtry.
People:Barack Obama John McCain Howard Dean Hillary Clinton Activities:U.S. Civil Rights Movement Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-07-09
Black Americans on long road to political equality
ATLANTA (Reuters) - For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the White House has been long and difficult.
Nations:U.S. People:Al Sharpton Cynthia McKinney Jesse Jackson Barack Obama Abraham Lincoln Activities:African-American Slavery U.S. Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
2008-06-30
1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84
NEW ORLEANS - Revius Ortique Jr., a former civil rights attorney who became the first black justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, died Sunday. He was 84.
Nations:U.S. Activities:U.S. Civil Rights Movement 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-06-22
| Headlines |
- Obama win not to supplant civil rights campaign 2008-07-29
- Sharpton defends Jackson despite Obama comments 2008-07-29
- The minister who leads Democrats to faith 2008-07-09
- Black Americans on long road to political equality 2008-06-30
- 1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84 2008-06-22
- Young voters: Obama's race as an asset, non-issue 2008-06-06
- Back in '68: war, race tensions brought blood to US streets 2008-04-14
- Civil rights icon's incest trial starts 2008-04-08
- McCain, Clinton, Obama to Pay Homage Today to King 2008-04-04
- White House contest puts race into sharp focus 2008-03-21
- Philly mayor sticking with Clinton 2008-03-10
- Civil rights leader switches to Obama 2008-02-27
- Many blacks worry about Obama's safety 2008-02-22
- Bush: Noose displays 'deeply offensive' 2008-02-12
- Historians fear MLK's legacy being lost 2008-01-21
- Popular view of King ignores complexity 2008-01-20
- At King church, Obama urges unity 2008-01-20
- Clinton tries to mend ties to blacks 2008-01-18
- Clinton takes campaign to black voters, day after race row 2008-01-14
- La. protests hark back to '50s, '60s 2007-09-20
- Hundreds join Jena 6 rally in Louisiana 2007-09-20
- Little La. town gears up for big protest 2007-09-19
- Mississippi ex-Klansman on trial for race murders 2007-06-04
- U.S. history enjoys a renaissance 2007-05-30
- Famed Vietnam War reporter Halberstam dies 2007-04-23
- Clinton courts blacks, assails Bush 2007-04-21
- 'Dukes of Hazzard' nixed in Cincinnati 2007-03-20
- Obama, Clinton converge on civil rights shrine 2007-03-04
- In Selma, Obama appeals to black voters 2007-03-04
- End of Till case draws mixed response 2007-03-04
- FBI reviews 100 civil rights-era cold case murders 2007-02-27
- No indictment in '55 Emmett Till slaying 2007-02-27
- Black youth divided over view of U.S.: report 2007-02-01
- Survey details the lives of black youth 2007-02-01
- Parties mocking blacks spark outrage 2007-01-31
- Moderates: Dems should talk about religion 2006-07-23
- House may renew landmark Voting Rights Act 2006-07-12
- Southern Republicans balk at renewing landmark Civil Rights bill 2006-06-27
- King family to auction civil rights leader's papers 2006-06-22
- Miss. Gov. Denies Pardon for Black Veteran 2006-05-04
- Kennedy sees immigration compromise 2006-04-10
- Civil Rights Pioneer Delivers Last Sermom 2006-03-19
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