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Revisiting Leontyne Price
—-By Frederick A. Hurst—- I attended the February 18th Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s tribute to Leontyne Price and, as expected, I enjoyed it very much. It wasn’t my first visit to the Springfield Symphony Orchestra by far and it wasn’t my first opera. It was, however, my first live opera performance. I occasionally listen to opera on…
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Jo Ann Robinson
Today’s feature is Jo Ann Robinson. There were MANY people who worked behind the scenes to make sure the movement progressed. Without their tireless work, the civil rights movement would have stagnated and never accomplished as much as it did. Ms. Robinson serves as an example that there is more to organizing than giving speeches.…
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SNCC
Today, we will be featuring our first Civil Rights organization. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, commonly referred to as SNCC, was truly one of the, if not the most, important organization during the Civil Rights era. The organization served as a catalyst to essentially all of the greatest and most poignant moments during the 60’s…
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The Highlander Folk School
Today’s Black History Month feature isn’t a person. It is an institution-The Highlander Folk School. Ella Baker and Septima Clark taught here for years. This school served as the meeting place for the people that would ultimately form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, SNCC. It’s important that we have schools like this to teach the…
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Fred Shuttlesworth
Today, we honor Fred Shuttlesworth, a man who was pivotal in organizing in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights era. He was considered among the Civil Right movement’s “Big Three” alongside Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Let us celebrate his life and impact. Learn more about Mr. Shuttlesworth
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Student Support Program Keeps Men’s Soccer Successful on the Field and in the Classroom at STCC
SPRINGFIELD – For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada…
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