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5 days ago · Adam realized with a jolt that he had been placed just three rows behind the leaders of the march. He could see King’s lieutenant, Hosea Williams, conferring with John Lewis, the SNCC chairman, who, like Adam, would be marching today without the backing of their organization.
3 days ago · On March 7, 1965, an estimated 525 to 600 civil rights marchers headed southeast out of Selma on U.S. Highway 80. The march was led by John Lewis of SNCC and the Reverend Hosea Williams of SCLC, followed by Bob Mants of SNCC and Albert Turner of SCLC.
3 days ago · “In 1969, I was at the front desk of SCLC headquarters sitting in and answering the phones when Taylor walked in looking for Reverend T.Y. Rogers who was director of chapters and affiliates,” said Brooks, as he stood in West Hunter’s center aisle clad in the Civil Rights attire of bib overalls and red shirt [he got that from Hosea Williams].
5 days ago · Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian are the proud parents of two daughters. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., who goes by Olympia, in September 2017. They ...
4 days ago · NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stuck in space for over a month after their brand new Boeing Starliner spacecraft developed technical issues. Here is what the renowned astronaut says about her return
3 days ago · Following the dismissal of Chavis, Myrlie Evers-Williams narrowly defeated NAACP chairperson William Gibson for president in 1995, after Gibson was accused of overspending and mismanagement of the organization's funds.
4 days ago · USA TODAY. LOS ANGELES – ESPYS host Serena Williams poked fun at multiple celebrities while on stage at the Dolby Theatre Thursday night. But perhaps her most memorable jab was directed at...
