By Matthew Swayne Futurity In Mississippi in the 1960s, Head Start became a way to upset the political and racial status quo. The federal preschool program did more than improve educational opportunities for poor children. It also gave a…
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Video: New documentary forces nation to remember how a young generation helped turn the tide for Civil Rights
Mar 3, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Civil rights is synonymous with the struggles of black citizens for equality. Yet, it is not often remembered that during the summer of 1964, college students took an active, and dangerous, part in helping African Americans attain…