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Feature stories from World African Network

Miseducation in America: The Story of Desegregation

School children who resistes a trip to a civil rights museum as being forced to see "the same old stuff" find they have much to learn.

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Lest We Forget: Goree Revisited

Every year thousands of people from around the world make a pilgrimage to Goree Island, just off coast of Senegal. It is one of the world's most important historic sites, particularly to African Americans.

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CNN Interactive Stories

During the past year, there have been several occasions to recall the trying and triumphant moments in black history -- from the controversy over the movie "Amistad" to the 50th anniversary of the integration of major league baseball.

Long-neglected tale of Amistad saved in archives

But for meticulous records saved for 158 years, much of the story of the Amistad may have disappeared from history.
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Also: Schools use 'Amistad' as study guide

A brave walk for 9 students

Forty years ago, it took federal troops to integrate a Little Rock High School. F U L L S T O R Y

• Video Report: The "Little Rock Nine" in their own words
• Gallery: The conflict in pictures

King left enduring legacy

The legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. continues unabated 35 years after his visionary "I Have a Dream Speech." F U L L S T O R Y

Also: A virtual tour of King's Atlanta

Martin Luther King III new SCLC head

The oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. was selected to head the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights group his father helped found and lead to national prominence in the 1950s and 1960s. F U L L S T O R Y

Baseball honors Jackie Robinson

Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was honored as a man who "changed the face of baseball and America" 50 years ago.
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Also: Breaking barriers on the Web

Detroit's 'great warrior,' Coleman Young, dies

Coleman Young was eulogized as a larger-than-life figure who passionately fought for his adopted hometown of Detroit during two decades as its first black mayor. F U L L S T O R Y

Special Features

Special: Black History Month 1997

Special: Black History Month 1996

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1998

More stories

Sambo's revival running into hot water - January 28, 1998

High court turns down Mississippi desegregation appeal - January 20, 1998

Selma names first black police chief - November 20, 1997

Million Woman March fills Philadelphia streets - October 25, 1997

'Wallace' brings politician's career full circle - August 24, 1997

ANC apologizes for deaths in anti-apartheid fight - May 12, 1997

Johnson tapes offer glimpse into civil rights history - February 14, 1997

S. African officers confess to killing Biko - January 28, 1997

'Ghosts' sheds light on living history - January 8, 1997