Tag: Civil Rights Movement (1954-68)

Among Pro Athletes, Bill Russell Was a Pioneering Activist

It’s easy to remember the shots that Bill Russell blocked or the N.B.A. championships he won. After all,…

Jackie Robinson Museum Focuses on Civils Rights and Baseball

Jackie Robinson’s family home in Stamford, Conn., had a den featuring trophies, artifacts and a big scrapbook commemorating…

When ‘New Art’ Made New York the Culture Capital

When I was a kid in the early 1960s, my Eisenhower-Republican physician-father always had the latest copies of…

Clifford L. Alexander, Adviser to Presidents, Is Dead at 88

Clifford L. Alexander Jr., whose long career as a leading adviser to Democratic presidents ranged from working behind…

From Sandy Hook to Uvalde, the Violent Images Never Seen

WASHINGTON — After Lenny Pozner’s six-year-old son Noah died at Sandy Hook, he briefly contemplated showing the world…