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Boston African American National Historic Site
Edmund Jackson
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Boston merchant and abolitionist Edmund Jackson served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Boston African American National Historic Site
Eliphalet W. Jackson
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Clergyman and merchant Eliphalet W. Jackson participated in the abolition and temperance movements and served on the 1850 Boston Vigilance Committee.
Freedom Riders National Monument
Greyhound Bus Depot
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The Anniston Greyhound Bus Depot witnessed the early stages of mob violence against a small group of nonviolent Freedom Riders in May of 1961.
Freedom Riders National Monument
Greyhound Bus Burning Site
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On this site in May of 1961, a small group of nonviolent activists called Freedom Riders were attacked by a white mob.
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Mrs. Recy Taylor was just 24 years old when she was brutally raped by six white men in Alabama. Upholding the Black woman's tradition of testimony and protest, Taylor actively participated in the pursuit to bring her attackers to justice. Though the men were acquitted in two separate trials, Taylor's courage speaks to the resolve of Black women to channel their pain and anger into political anger. We honor Taylor as an ancestor for teaching us a lesson on courage.
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There are people who give great speeches, and they there are those who perform them. Hallie Quinn Brown was one of the few who perform speeches. In her era, she was recognized as one of the greatest elocutionists across two continents, Europe and America. Though she rarely appears in history books, Brown’s legacy can be found in today’s speech-language pathologists and spoken word artists. She lectured widely on the cause of temperance, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. We
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Using the Greek word agape, meaning brotherly love, Nash coined the term agapic energy describe this comprehensive phenomenon. This unconditional love for humanity was the driving force behind the movement in the 1960s and can be a driving force among today’s movements, according to Nash. We honor Diane Judith Nash for reminding us of the power of love.
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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. In this article, they discuss surveillance after 9/11, and hostile architecture.
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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. In this article, they discuss incarceration and gambling.
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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. In this article, they discuss homelessness and segregation in DC.
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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. In this article, they discuss DC finances, welfare policy, and the fort reno park concert series.
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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. In this article, they discuss the anti-nuclear movement, and military equipment in the DC police force.
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This page is part of a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics. This article focuses on the punk community's perspectives on the United States' involvement in wars in the middle east.
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This is a six-part series exploring DC current events through Fugazi concerts. Each article shares audio clips of banter in between songs at Fugazi shows, where band members and local activists weigh in on current events in DC & national politics.
Boston National Historical Park
Old South Meeting House
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In the days leading to the American Revolution, citizens gathered here to challenge British policies, protesting the Boston Massacre and the tea tax. Here, at an overflow meeting on December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party began. Saved from destruction in 1876, in the first successful historic preservation effort in New England, the building is now an active meeting place, a haven for free speech, and a museum exhibit, “Voices of Protest.”
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Parklands of Golden Gate National Recreation Area incorporate San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties. All of which, envelope overlapping military histories, and social movements that influenced each other. This included military bases and the Presidio’s Letterman Army Hospital. LGB military personnel faced the military ban, discrimination and in 1981: the HIV/AIDs epidemic.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
1979 Rally for the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
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At the end of the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights, participants gathered near the base of the Washington Monument to listen to speakers proudly claim their queerness and paint a vision of a more inclusive future. One of these speakers was Charles Law, a Black gay activist based in Houston. He argued that the marchers must not fight for assimilate but integration so that all gay and lesbian people may one day enjoy the full benefits of their civil rights.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Franklin Park (Washington, DC)
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Congress set aside this five-acre park in 1832 to protect the fresh spring or springs on the site that were used to supply water to the White House several blocks to the southwest. Franklin Park supplied the water for all American presidents in the White House from Andrew Jackson through William McKinley. As an urban park, it is also a part of the fabric of the capital city, and a place for gathering, relaxing, and to see and be seen by various communities.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
1987 AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt has travelled across the country and been displayed in many prominent places, including here on the National Mall in front of the Washington Monument. This was the ‘Inaugural Display’, the result of cumulative efforts of thousands of volunteers and countless hours of work. It is a tragic memorial to thousands of lives lost, while also representing the enduring love of those who knew them best.
The White House and President's Park
1979 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
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Participants in the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights marched across E Street in front of the South Lawn of the White House on October 14, 1979. The 1979 march is seen as the birth of a national movement for LGB rights that helped small, local organizations unite, know that they were not alone, and bring their issues to a national stage showcasing their collective power.