After a fierce competition and more than 500,000 votes later, it’s official. Your favorite neighbor is back! Originally issued in 2018, the Mister Rogers Stamp was an instant fan favorite. From sharing and friendship to dealing with tough times, Mister Rogers always connected through kindness. Get your Mister Rogers stamps and other stamp-inspired products today, including a new souvenir sheet featuring four brand-new stamps at https://t.co/DewqDz5EwF
#OtD 21 Jun 1964 three American civil rights activists, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael 'Mickey' Schwerner, were murdered by police and KKK members in Mississippi https://t.co/j6xVGGtHoM
Today marks 62 years since James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner disappeared near Philadelphia, Mississippi, while doing the dangerous work of Freedom Summer: voter registration, education, and civil rights.
They had gone to see the burned remains of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where members of the Ku Klux Klan had beaten worshipers days earlier. After being arrested and released that night, they were kidnapped and killed by members of the Klan. Their bodies were found weeks later.
Their lives were taken because they believed democracy should include Black people, because they believed voting rights were worth risking their safety for, and because they understood that justice requires courage.
As we honor them, we must also recommit to protecting the right to vote, confronting hate, and continuing the work of freedom with disciplined love and nonviolence.
#JamesChaney #AndrewGoodman #MichaelSchwerner #MLK #FreedomSummer
A federal judge just ordered the Trump admin to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide https://t.co/pJHc9dGTCF
Keith David gets emotional and says he’s “living his dream” while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“I started out as a singer, then I wanted to be a preacher, and I wanted to be a lawyer and a bank president. Then I discovered I could be an actor and be all those things.”
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