WS/FCS to hold community input sessions on proposed boundary changes to diversify schools
The first session will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the M3 Innovation Center.
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This WWII battle wasn't against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England
It's the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated.
New app brings High Point history to life for tourists
A new app that leads listeners on a walking tour is bringing the history of High Point’s Washington Street to life for tourists in the area.
Black Marines from High Point honored for service and breaking racial barriers
This month, five Marines from High Point will be recognized by the city council and a local museum for their service, and for their roles in breaking the race barrier in the military.
A post office closes over an historic exhibit showing signs for 'White' and 'Colored'
The U.S. Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation.
Winston-Salem collecting oral histories, items to preserve Black heritage
An initiative is underway in Winston-Salem to create a digital archive about African American heritage in the community. Oral histories are being collected to capture these stories.
The Story Of J.P. Morgan's 'Personal Librarian' — And Why She Chose To Pass As White
For the Code Switch podcast, we talked to authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss The Personal Librarian — the fictionalized account of the very real Belle da Costa Greene.
Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Anti-Segregation Icon Ruby Bridges, Dies At 86
In 1960, she braved death threats and racial epithets to accompany her daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, desegregating the school.
![Bombing victim Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured in 2013, argues that Ku Klux Klan members who attacked the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 were "inspired and motivated by then-Gov. [George] Wallace's racist rhetoric."](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/Alabama-Gov-Apologizes-To-Surviving-5th-Girl-Of-1963-KKK-Bombing--918917782-1601514919.jpg)
Alabama Gov. Apologizes To Surviving '5th Girl' Of 1963 KKK Bombing
"There should be no question that Ms. Collins Rudolph and the families of those who perished ... suffered an egregious injustice that has yielded untold pain and suffering over the ensuing decades."
Beloved YMCA Instrumental To Civil Rights History Will Be Gone, But Memories Remain
A building in Greensboro will be razed next week, and it's one that leaves a powerful legacy.