Civil rights attorney Oliver Hill dead at 100

The AP reports on the death of civil rights attorney Oliver Hill of Richmond: In 1954, he was part of a series of lawsuits against racially segregated public schools that became the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, which changed America's society by setting the foundation for integrated education. "He was … Continue reading Civil rights attorney Oliver Hill dead at 100

The Pulpit Speaks: January 12, 1957

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. A few decades ago, a man very wisely said, "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you ... you will be a man!" … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: January 12, 1957