Northwest Missouri State University’s Center for Engagement and Community Connection will commemorate the work of civil ...

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The Trump administration has canceled plans to feature civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges and abolitionist Frederick Douglass on commemorative coins marking the United States’ 250th anniversary.

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is unbowed, her gaze steady despite the racist graffiti creeping into the frame of the iconic image. The painting — a true-to-life illustration of the fight to integrate New ...

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The U.S. Mint, overseen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left), rolled out designs for new coins marking the United States' 250th birthday. In some cases, the recommendations from a citizens ...

Beth Schmidt alleges she was fired for wearing a shirt with a painting depicting Ruby Bridges while promoting Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on ...

LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR THE DEATH PENALTY. NEW TONIGHT-- A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS A ...

The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday. Those themes were part of a ...