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What Was the 'I Have a Dream' Speech, Really? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
Editor's note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts A...
March on Washington at 2013: Signs of the Time 25 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
They came to D.C. to deliver a message. Here are our eight favorite protest signs. Read full article...
March on Washington 2013: Why They Came 25 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
Old and new generations came together to celebrate history and renew the fight for civil rights. Read full article...
An Album That's Still at the Top of the Class 25 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
(The Root) -- Aug. 25 marks the 15th anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, arguably one of the most important albums of the hip-hop generation. The album was so resounding and influential th...
March on Washington: The Young Leaders 24 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
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Bernice King: Dream Defender 24 Aug 2013 | 09:39 pm
(The Root) -- On an historic day in August 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered these words on the state of racial affairs in America a century after the Emancipation Proclamation: "One hundred ...
The March: Scholars Have Their Say 24 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
(The Root) -- In the opening line of his "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. predicted that the March on Washing...
'The Butler' Versus 'The Help': Gender Matters 23 Aug 2013 | 11:17 am
(The Root) -- Like many of the films in the "it's complicated" historical-fiction genre, Lee Daniels' The Butler uses broad strokes to paint a decidedly unpretty picture -- the cinematic equivalent of...
I'm White. Did My Ancestors Own Slaves? 23 Aug 2013 | 11:08 am
(The Root) -- "Although we can trace my maternal grandmother's heritage back to Europe, she periodically received family-reunion invitations from another family with the last name 'Ellzey,' which was...
MLK's 'Dream': How the Speech Became Popular 22 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
(The Root) -- Was the Martin Luther King Jr. speech we now know as "I Have a Dream" masterfully composed and delivered? Of course it was. Was the moment in August 1963 when it was delivered historic?...
