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Civil rights activist Sala Udin talks MLK, 1960s Hill District

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 11/5/2020 A Hill District native, Sala Udin has decades of leadership and social justice activism throughout his career. A Freedom Rider, someone who has marched on Washington and a former city councilperson and current school board member, Udin has spent his life championing for equality. Recently, Udin spoke with Duke editor Kellen Stepler about the 1960s Hill District, the evolution of … Continue reading Civil rights activist Sala Udin talks MLK, 1960s Hill District

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50 years later, JFK remembered

By Julian Routh | News Editor Everyone remembers where they were when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was a moment that has withstood the test of time. At half-past-noon on Nov. 22, 1963, Kennedy was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald while his motorcade rode through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. With the 50th anniversary of the assassination Friday, people who lived through the … Continue reading 50 years later, JFK remembered

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Experts say JFK killed by multiple gunmen

By Julian Routh and Addie Smith | The Duquesne Duke History books say that President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald alone. But a conference in the Power Center Ballroom last week brought up other possibilities.  The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law hosted a three-day symposium in the Power Center Ballroom last week dedicated to the … Continue reading Experts say JFK killed by multiple gunmen

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