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Civil Rights
Events
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Harry Belafonte (PM)
ZoomThis has become one of my favorite new programs. And it is undoubtedly one of the most surprising programs I have ever researched! When I began my research, I thought I would talk about a popular entertainer from the 1950s … Continue reading
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Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement (PM)
ZoomSome people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading
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Medgar Evers: Is It Ever Too Late To Do The Right Thing?
Private VenueMedgar Evers Is My Hero. Medgar Evers, a brave Civil Rights leader, was assassinated in the driveway of his home, murdered by a Ku Klax Klan leader bent on blood. What offense had Medgar Evers committed? He was trying to register African … Continue reading
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Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda – Protecting The Accused
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldMiranda rights have become so familiar that most of us can recite them from memory - even though we have never been accused of a crime! The "Warren Court" of the 1960s was tasked with interpreting the Bill Of … Continue reading
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LBJ and Civil Rights (PM)
Private VenueLyndon Johnson is one of the most complex men I’ve had to be president. He was capable of great cruelty and insensitivity. However, as President LBJ became a tireless champion of the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed within the … Continue reading
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Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement
Cook Memorial Library 413 N. Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, United StatesSome people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading
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The Chicago Cubs – 1945 – 2016
Private VenueTHIS PROGRAM IS FREE, LIVE, AND IN-PERSON! In the first half of the 20th century, the Cubs were one of the mightiest teams in baseball—a perennial pennant contender despite not winning the World Series since 1908. The second half of … Continue reading
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Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda – Protecting The Accused
Private VenueMiranda rights have become so familiar that most of us can recite them from memory - even though we have never been accused of a crime! The "Warren Court" of the 1960s was tasked with interpreting the Bill Of … Continue reading
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The Chicago Cubs – 1945 – 2016
Clarendale Of Algonquin 2001 W Algonquin Rd, Algonquin, ILTHIS PROGRAM IS FREE, LIVE, AND IN-PERSON! In the first half of the 20th century, the Cubs were one of the mightiest teams in all of baseball – a perennial pennant contender despite not winning the World Series since 1908. … Continue reading
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Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement
Northbrook Public Library 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL, United StatesSome people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading