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An Interview With Susan Herman, President of the American Civil Liberties Union Since 2008

Daniel YadinDecember 6, 2017

So since the election membership of the ACLU has quadrupled. We have 1.6 million members. People are really looking to us to be the anti-Trump.

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New Administration, Age-Old Battle: Native American Rights Under Obama and Trump

Ahmed ElbenniFebruary 4, 2017February 4, 2017

And so began a new chapter in the tug-of-war between one president’s legacy and another’s plan, part of the ongoing struggle for Native rights despite government-induced marginalization.

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‘I Really Am Trying to Get Free’ – DeRay on Black Lives Matter

Sandy PechtOctober 6, 2015

Mckesson discussed the role of protesting, social media, and 2016 politics in promoting racially just institutions.

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A Third Reconstruction: Cornell William Brooks Calls for a New Protest Movement

Jackie SalzingerApril 5, 2015April 5, 2015

Brooks discussed a multitude of modern civil rights battles in the U.S., ranging from mass incarceration to voting rights, culminating in a call for a “third reconstruction.”

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An Interview with Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Cody PomeranzFebruary 2, 2014July 23, 2014

Reverend Jackson is a civil rights icon and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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