Black Lives and Histories

The civil rights activist, John Lewis, sits in the street as protest against the Nashville police arresting Lamar Richardson, May 13, 1963.

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Bill Preston/ The Tennessean

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Multi-racial paraders bear banners down Yonge street in support of integration in Southern United States - Toronto, Canada, June 22, 1963

Harry McLorinan/ The Globe and Mail

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Activist Dudley Laws (front, wearing beret) of the Black Action Defence League helps lead a march - Toronto, Canada, May 4, 1992

Randy Velocci/ The Globe and Mail

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Shirley Jackson (R), a Miami Dade school teacher joins the rally of justice for Trayvon - Miami, Florida, April 4, 2012

Angel Valentin/ Getty Images

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Demonstrators with Black Lives Matter march during a protest - Washington, DC, July 10, 2016

Joshua Roberts/ Reuters

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A masked protester kneels before San Jose police in response to the death of George Floyd in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis - San Jose, California, May 29, 2020

Ben Margot/ Associated Press

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