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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...carved a chronology of major civil rights events, and over this flows a thin sheen of water, a symbol of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "mighty stream" of righteousness. Said Karen Reeb, daughter of a white Unitarian minister who was beaten to death after he marched with King in Selma, Ala.: "It just eases the emptiness in my heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alabama: Lest We Forget | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

...SALE: First-class polo complex in Selma, Texas. Features corrals, paddocks, barns, apartments, tennis courts. Will consider all offers over $7.5 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sale of The Century | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

Delvalle, who was a member of the class of1986, died the summer after his freshman year fromHodgkins Disease. Selma Gomez '86, who helpedorganize the creation of the fund, said Delvallehad "throughout his life a strong committment topublic service...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Top Teachers Commended | 5/4/1988 | See Source »

...students and staff, of paternalistic attitudes by a hearing world that perpetuates the myth that deaf people cannot function on their own. Comparing today's demands by deaf people with the black civil rights struggle in Alabama 23 years ago, Gallaudet Graduate Student Kathy Karcher declared, "This is the Selma of the deaf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: This Is the Selma of the Deaf | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

...hint that his southern campaign will concentrate on urban areas, Dukakis mentioned Miami, Atlanta, Norfolk and Selma in his speech. The governor insists, however, that he will campaign in all parts of the South...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dukakis, Bush Win N.H. Primary Battles; Gephardt Beats Simon for Second Place | 2/17/1988 | See Source »

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