Joe Biden didn't just compromise with segregationists. He fought …
Jun 26, 2019 · But political experts and education policy researchers say Biden, a supporter of civil rights in other arenas, did not simply compromise with segregationists — he also led the charge on an...
Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full …
Jan 20, 2025 · President Joe Biden spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, urging Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come” and reflecting on the influence of both the civil rights movement and the state itself in his political trajectory.
Biden issues pardon to late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who ...
Jan 19, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in ...
Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Jan 20, 2025 · President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud over 100 years ago. The outgoing president has used his power of clemency to grant ...
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off …
Jan 17, 2025 · President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave ...
Fact check: Biden repeats his claim that he ‘got arrested ... - CNN
Apr 26, 2024 · President Joe Biden went on “The Howard Stern Show” on Friday and repeated his familiar story about the time he supposedly “got arrested” trying to defend the civil rights of Black...
Legacy Civil Rights Leaders Applaud President Biden's Historic …
Jan 2, 2025 · WASHINGTON, DC (December 12, 2024) - The heads of eight legacy civil rights organizations commend President Joe Biden for his unwavering commitment to racial equity and congratulate him on today’s historic decision to commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and grant pardons to 39 more.
Biden repeats shifting claim of civil rights activism in 1960s
Sep 6, 2022 · President Biden repeated a claim Monday that he was "very engaged" in the civil rights movement during the 1960s — a story that has changed as the president has told it over the years. Biden...
Joe Biden’s long, complicated civil rights history
Jun 4, 2020 · He got involved in the Democratic Party, Biden wrote in his memoir, through a boss who in 1969 had him join the Democratic Forum, a group trying to reshape the party to reflect civil rights...
Biden Vows To Ease Racial Divisions. Here's His Record - NPR
Oct 14, 2020 · Joe Biden says he's running for president to ease the racial divisions of our time. He says he resolved to run after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017.
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