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What can Montgomery Alabama teach Americans about Civil Rights?

The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights. As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went t ...  Show more

Reported conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln are concerning. What can lawmakers do?

This week, news broke that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have deteriorated.MS Now and other outlets have reported that service members have jumped overboard.NPR has not independently verified this reporting. Congressional lawmakers are demanding answers about conditio ...  Show more

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