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The Fight to Desegregate the University of Georgia, 1961

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A Historic Graduation at Little Rock Central High

Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy and other civil rights leaders walk in Medgar Evers' funeral procession, Jackson, Miss.. history

Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June, 1963

Ressurection City, Poor Peoples Campaign, 1968 by Jill Freedman. history

How a Photographer Illuminated the Plight of the ‘Invisible Poor’

School integration and race riots in Clinton, Tennessee, 1956. history

Before Little Rock: Mob Violence Over Desegregation in Clinton, Tennessee, 1956

Faces from MLK's Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington D.C., 1957. history

MLK and the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom

Sidney Poitier in a dramatic scene from play "A Raisin in the Sun", with Ruby Dee, 1959. people

Sidney Poitier: Actor and Activist

Civil rights leaders Floyd B. McKissick (fore, 3L), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (4R) and Stokely Carmichael (2R) participating in voter registration march after originator James H. Meredith was shot, 1966. people

12 Powerful Photos of Martin Luther King Jr.

'Selma Starts the Savage Season,' LIFE, March 19, 1965 history

How LIFE Magazine Covered the Selma Marches in 1965

The Fire Last Time: Life in Watts, 1966 history

The Fire Last Time: LIFE in Watts, 1966

Gay Pride, 1971. history

Silent No More: Early Days in the Fight for Gay Rights

Will D. Campbell, alone on the Lorraine Motel balcony, gazes out into the night. "This picture was probably made as soon as we got there," Groskinsky told LIFE.com. "When I saw him standing there, alone, I thought it looked as if he was just asking himsel history

The Night MLK Was Murdered: A Photographer’s Story

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