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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 2021

Page

8

National Mall flag memorial honors COVID-19 lives lost

Washington artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg announces a three week display on the National Mall named In America Remember. More than 610000 white flags will cover 20 acres near the Washington Monument and National Museum of African American History and Culture starting Sept 17, with a virtual component for memory submissions.

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Freedom Rider 93 Reflects on Civil Rights Struggle and Violence

Theresa Ann Walker now 93 recounts joining the 1961 Freedom Rides with her husband Wyatt Tee Walker, detailing jail ordeals in Jackson and Birmingham, a motel bombing, and enduring threats. She credits nonviolent tactics and calls for today’s activists to pursue fairness without violence.

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