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Meredith March Against Fear- 54th Anniversary

Meredith March Against Fear 54th Anniversary Photo above by Bob Fitch, Stanford Library Archives On June 7th, 1966, James Meredith, who had integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962, began the March Against Fear; an attempt to walk from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi, (Photo at Jackson state capitol above) to promote black voter registration and defy …

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Support the SELMA Cultural Exchange Trip 2018!

The Resource Center for Nonviolence is asking for your help:   ​​ SUPPORT THE SELMA CULTURAL EXCHANGE TRIP 2018!  Your contribution will go to support TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS/SUBSIDIES for students and other undeserved community members: —- Limited spaces still available: Registration form. See a PDF PRESENTATION for additional info. From Tuesday, March 27th – Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 a group of 12 students …

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Get in trouble- Good trouble, with Nonviolence! Check it out: interviews with Congressman John Lewis

Get in Trouble- Good Trouble, with Nonviolence…!  Interviews with Rep. John Lewis 9/1/16: Congressman John Lewis interviewed by Stephen Colbert on Get in Trouble- Good Trouble, with Nonviolence…  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ATwisIrtfg Excerpts below or click links to see the full Comedy Central videos from the August 8, 2016, Trevor Noah interview with Rep. John Lewis, GA,  on nonviolence. …

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GEORGE HOUSER: Freedom Rider, CORE co-founder: he impacted millions…

Walking Quietly Forward… He impacted millions… GEORGE HOUSER,Freedom Rider, CORE co-founder  George Houser, age 99, June 2, 1916 – August 19, 2015, WWII C.O., mentor, civil and human rights organizer, died recently in Santa Rosa. He wrote articles for RCNV, spoke at and visited RCNV many times. He organized one of the first Freedom Rides …

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