Civil Rights Movement

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Renowned sculptor Basil Watson on creating the John Lewis Memorial and the healing power of Black stories

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Civil Rights icon Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor

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Civil Rights Movement Freedom Riders in Georgia urge younger activists to get out the vote

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John Lewis monument will be unveiled in Decatur Square on Aug. 24

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Georgia native Bernice Johnson Reagon, whose powerful voice helped propel the Civil Rights Movement, has died

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