GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they say they must now advance. The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal […]
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In Mississippi
1. FEMA awards...
APRIL 10, 1967
Unita Blackwell, Fannie Lou Hamer and others testified about the immense poverty in the Mississippi Delta as Sen. Robert Kennedy and others...
APRIL 9, 1939
On a blustery Easter Sunday, opera superstar Marian Anderson (“the 20th century’s Beyoncé”) stepped on a stage constructed at the Lincoln Memorial...
APRIL 8, 1974
Despite death threats, Hank Aaron shattered Babe Ruth’s home run record while playing for the Atlanta Braves.
He battled racism from the day...
