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    Marching for Civil Rights, and the Legacy of a Judge Ahead of His Time

    Arkansan Jacob Trieber, the first Jewish district judge in the U.S., handed down a landmark civil rights ruling in 1903. The fight continues over 100 years later in the NAACP’s ‘Journey for Justice’ march.

    byBarry Block
  • Julian Bond, former Chairman, NAACP (R) looks over towards Lonnie G. Bunch, III, moderator, during the panel discussion, 'Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Views from the Front Line,' on the second day of the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, April 9, 2014.
    Julian Bond, former Chairman, NAACP (R) looks over towards Lonnie G. Bunch, III, moderator, during the panel discussion, 'Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Views from the Front Line,' on the second day of the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, April 9, 2014.
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    A Great Life That Matters

    Julian Bond, a leader in the Civil Rights movement, former chair of the NAACP, professor, and pragmatic gentleman, dies at 75

    byTodd Gitlin
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    Own Who You Are: Lessons from the Rachel Dolezal Storm

    Donning an artificial identify undermines those who still battle oppression

    byCourtenay Edelhart
  • Left to right: Joseph L. Rauh, vice chairman for Civil Rights-Civil Liberties, ADA; Clarence Mitchell, director, Washington chapter, NAACP; and Roy Wilkins, executive secretary, NAACP, attend the NAACP Legislative Strategy Conference on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 1963.(AP)
    Left to right: Joseph L. Rauh, vice chairman for Civil Rights-Civil Liberties, ADA; Clarence Mitchell, director, Washington chapter, NAACP; and Roy Wilkins, executive secretary, NAACP, attend the NAACP Legislative Strategy Conference on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 1963.(AP)
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    In 1964, the Civil Rights Act Was Still a Dream. Then These Jewish Operatives Got to Work.

    Joe Rauh, Arnold Aronson, and Marvin Caplan organized the Capitol Hill lobbying drive that made legislative victory possible

    byClay Risen
  • Marion Williams and Anthony Heilbut, 1992.(David Gahr, courtesy Anthony Heilbut)
    Marion Williams and Anthony Heilbut, 1992.(David Gahr, courtesy Anthony Heilbut)
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    Gospel Music’s Jewish Genius

    The Fan Who Knew Too Much collects Anthony Heilbut’s essays on politics, culture, and gospel music

    bySamuel G. Freedman
  • Martin Luther King (center) and Abraham Joshua Heschel (second from right) at the 1965 Selma march.(Wikipedia)
    Martin Luther King (center) and Abraham Joshua Heschel (second from right) at the 1965 Selma march.(Wikipedia)
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    The Black-Jewish Alliance

    Recalling that MLK’s greatest allies were often rabbis

    byMarc Tracy
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