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Posted: 5/3/2013 5:08:35 PM EST
Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro visits a historical marker commemorating public demonstrations for gay and lesbian equality, Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mariela Castro is in Philadelphia to receive an honor from the Equality Forum, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, for her work as director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 5:08:35 PM EST
Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro visits the Liberty Bell, Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mariela Castro is in Philadelphia to receive an honor from the Equality Forum, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, for her work as director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 5/3/2013 5:08:35 PM EST
Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro visits the Liberty Bell, Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mariela Castro is in Philadelphia to receive an honor from the Equality Forum, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, for her work as director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 9:48:21 PM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, recording artist Lil Wayne meets fans and celebrates his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's, in New Orleans. A letter from Lil Wayne to the offended family of Emmett Till did not go far enough and relatives of the late civil rights icon are seeking a meeting with the rapper and representatives from PepsiCo to discuss their commercial partnership. The New Orleans rapper made the brief offensive reference to Till on Future's song "Karate Chop" earlier this year. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Thousands of young students march through downtown Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
A Birmingham, Ala., police officer provides security as thousands of young students prepare to march through downtown Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Risen Savior Lutheran School students from Milwaukee, Wis., walk past civil rights monuments in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Risen Savior Lutheran School students from Milwaukee, Wis., walk past civil rights monuments in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. More than 2,500 youth were arrested over two days. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Students attend a civil rights program at the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. More than 2,500 youth were arrested over two days. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Students attend a civil rights program at the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. More than 2,500 youth were arrested over two days. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Thousands of students and foot soldiers march through downtown Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013 retracing a landmark civil rights march. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. The ghastly images showed the depth of racial turmoil in the South. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Alabama Southern Christian Leadership Conference Director Bishop Calvin Woods, center with bullhorn, leads thousands of young students on a march through downtown Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013, retracing a landmark civil rights march. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. The ghastly images showed the depth of racial turmoil in the South. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Thousands of young students march through downtown Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013 retracing a landmark civil rights march. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. The ghastly images showed the depth of racial turmoil in the South. Public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 5/2/2013 5:38:24 PM EST
Students carry signs as they march through downtown Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Students from a dozen high schools and colleges marched from the city's 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children's Crusade against racial segregation in 1963. The march 50 years ago was led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ended with city leaders unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on demonstrators. More than 2,500 youth were arrested over two days, public outcry helped spur passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Posted: 4/22/2013 5:58:24 AM EST
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio shows his badge as he holds a ceremony where 92 of his immigration jail officers, who lost their federal power to check whether inmates are in the county illegally, turn in their credentials after federal officials pulled the Sheriff's office immigration enforcement powers Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stripped Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail officers of their federal powers after federal authorities accused the sheriff's office last week of a wide range of civil rights violations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Posted: 4/18/2013 6:37:41 PM EST
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice Thomas Perez speaks during a news conference in Phoenix, Arizona May 10, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Lott
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Posted: 4/18/2013 3:14:12 AM EST
FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez speaks in Phoenix. Perez is expected to face tough questions at his confirmation hearing about his tenure as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The hearing on Thursday, April 18, will be the first time Perez publicly addresses GOP critics who say he made some questionable decisions as the nation’s top civil rights enforcer. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Posted: 4/12/2013 12:20:26 AM EST
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, announces events commemorating the 50th anniversary of his assassination during a news conference in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Posted: 4/12/2013 12:20:26 AM EST
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, announces events commemorating the 50th anniversary of his assassination during a news conference in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Posted: 4/12/2013 12:20:26 AM EST
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, listens as her daughter Reena Evers-Everette announces events commemorating the 50th anniversary of his assassination during a news conference in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
