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  2. African-American women in the civil rights movement - Wikipedia

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    Many Black women participating in informal leadership positions, acting as natural "bridge leaders" and, thus, working in the background in communities and rallying support for the movement at a local level, partly explains why standard narratives neglect to acknowledge the imperative roles of women in the civil rights movement.

  3. These 21 Black women changed history forever - AOL

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    Learn about these trailblazing Black women in history including luminaries like Kamala Harris, Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama, Aretha Franklin and Rosa Parks.

  4. Ghetto riots (1964–1969) - Wikipedia

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    The term ghetto riots, also termed ghetto rebellions, race riots, or negro riots refers to a period of widespread urban unrest and riots across the United States in the mid-to-late 1960s, largely fueled by racial tensions and frustrations with ongoing discrimination, even after the passage of major Civil Rights legislation; highlighting the issues of racial inequality in Northern cities that ...

  5. List of African-American activists - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of African-American activists [1] covering various areas of activism, but primarily focus on those African Americans who historically and currently have been fighting racism and racial injustice against African Americans.

  6. These 45 Famous Black Women Are Forces to Be Reckoned With - AOL

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    This list of famous African American women to know in 2024 includes singers, actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, politicians and more inspiring modern Black women.

  7. Welcome to the 60's - Wikipedia

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    Edna Turnblad is encouraged to go outside for the first time in a while, and she takes in the surroundings. It is a changing world where it is okay to be black or fat. Tracy says: "people who are different, their time is coming". In the process she cures her mother's agoraphobia, and gets a job as a spokesperson for Mr. Pinky.

  8. Vanessa Williams became the 1st Black Miss America on this ...

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    On This Day: Sept. 17, 1983 The Happening. Host Gary Collins stood on stage with the six contestants left. With the audience waiting for the big reveal, Collins milked the moment for maximum drama.

  9. 1960s in fashion - Wikipedia

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    Black feminists often wore afros in reaction to the hair straighteners associated with middle class white women. At the 1968 feminist Miss America protest , protestors symbolically threw a number of feminine fashion-related products into a "Freedom Trash Can," including false eyelashes, high-heeled shoes, curlers, hairspray, makeup, girdles ...