{
  "id": 18505020,
  "title": "The Real Story Behind the 504 Sit-In for Disability Rights, the Longest Peaceful Occupation of a Federal Building in American History",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/the-real-story-behind-the-504-sit-in-for-disability-rights-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-the-504-sit-in-for-disability-rights-the-longest-peaceful-occupation-of-a-federal-building-in-american-history-180989814/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Organizers like Judy Heumann pressured officials to implement the first federal legislation protecting disabled Americans from civil rights violations. \"Being Heumann,\" a new film by director Siân Heder, dramatizes the 26-day demonstration",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}