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Jeanne Theoharis

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after being arrested for boycotting public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama, in February of 1956.
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Jeanne Theoharis on the Perils of Misremembering Civil Rights History

The historian debunks myths around civil rights history and makes the case for why a more honest history is key to moving forward.

By Brandon Tensley