Category Archives: civil rights

‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Descendants Read Frederick Douglass’ Speech | NPR This may go against Iowa’s new law against teaching about race. We here at blogforiowa believe our readers are adults and can handle material that reveals truths about slavery. I even invite Kim … Continue reading →

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Woah! What A Week!

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Just some quick comments on quite a historical week: There’s A New Flag In Town For those who feel that the state should … Continue reading →

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A Sign Of Hope At West Des Moines Dowling

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The proverbial uprising in Indiana and Arkansas against legalizing discrimination based on a class of citizens last week was somewhat heartwarming. It has been amazing what Americans have let pass from our representatives both at a state and national level … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Republicans Totally Bankrupt On Ideas

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The fiasco in Indiana exposes the Republican Tea Party for what it has become – a party totally devoid of any ideas on issues, totally indifferent to the citizens of this country and totally committed to only one goal – … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Selma 50th Anniversary Speech

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Some say this is President Obama’s most powerful speech.  Video is of the full speech. Full text is below.   thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/president obamas_selma_50th_anniversary_speech_full_text Below, the full remarks of President Barack Obama as he speaks from the Edmund Pettus Bridge marking the … Continue reading →

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Iowa City Pride Parade Today

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Saturday, June 21, join us in the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Iowa City and check out all the cool stuff we have to offer. Buttons, stickers, Equality T-shirts and more! You won’t want to miss it. Here are the details: … Continue reading →

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Cable Merger And The Commons

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Dave Bradley

A couple of weeks ago a federal court said that the FCC had dropped the ball on net neutrality, thus those who own the gateway to the internet could do what they wish to do in controlling access. Immediately the … Continue reading →

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Best Wishes From Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Trish Nelson

This is a remarkable story of a young college student’s personal encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr. at Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls during the fall of 1958.   Posted here with permission. by Harold H. Hensel … Continue reading →

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Quad City Fed Notes Civil Rights March Anniversary

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Paul Deaton

A note from the Quad City Federation of Labor: Brothers and Sisters, On Wednesday, Aug. 28, communities across the country, and indeed across the world, will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Washington D.C. The … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights and the March on Washington

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: Ari Berman is a friend of Blog for Iowa, and he passed along this note which may be of interest to readers). Dear Friends, I wanted to pass on a few timely new stories that I thought would … Continue reading →

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