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18 June 2019/ Civil Rights Movement

Three years of harassment and ostracism

Three years of harassment and ostracism
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June and Richard Thomas

June and Richard Thomas

Read about June and Richard Thomas. Watch the full story in 14 chapters.

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Civil Rights Movement

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The Orangeburg massacre
Racism in America

The Orangeburg massacre

It was so close – if I’d been standing on the front steps of my church at that moment I would’ve seen everything.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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Leaving home
Baha'i Community

Leaving home

If you’ve been in a black church you know how dynamic it is – leaving it for an inter-racial community was traumatic.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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Three years of harassment and ostracism
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