Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., left, and attorney Fred Gray, whom King called ‘the brilliant young Negro who later became the chief counsel for the protest movement,’ at a political rally in Tuskegee, Alabama, April 29, 1966.
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When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Fred Gray was her lawyer. Now he’s being honored for a lifetime of civil rights advocacy.
Family members and friends of those killed on Bloody Sunday marching in 2010.
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Milestone anniversaries mark the point when events move from living memory to more symbolic.
Documentary photography during Bloody Sunday produced some of the most evocative images of the Troubles.
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The photos taken on Bloody Sunday have played different roles in commemorating the events of the day over the last 50 years.
Harold Evans: one of the most respected journalists of his generation.
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Evans is admired for his fearless leadership and tireless campaigning journalism.
John Lewis, right, marched with Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to fight for equality.
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Though he had a speech impediment and came from humble beginnings, John Lewis went on to become a giant of the civil rights movement.
Print of the Peterloo Massacre published by Richard Carlile in 1819.
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As well as an attack on the working classes, Peterloo was also an episode of violence against women.
A mural in Bogside in Derry/Londonderry near the site of the events of Bloody Sunday.
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Why a broad amnesty for Northern Ireland’s Troubles remains unlikely.