In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...
A former state representative participated in a DeLand lunch counter sit-in to protest against segregation 65 years ago this ...
If progressive social movements are to rise again after the Trump-led backlash, they need to overcome not just their ...
The Ruby B. Archie Public Library in Danville is marking Black History Month with the return of its "Seen and Heard" exhibit.
Joyce Cusack, now 82, participated in a 1960 lunch counter sit-in in DeLand, Florida, at the age of 17 to protest segregation, inspired by the Greensboro Four.
Historic landmarks within the capital city help demonstrate Black History’s impact in Mississippi. The Two Mississippi Museums provide an overview of Black History ...
What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...
Later in the 1960s, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" became a popular protest song against the Vietnam War. 7. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" Another Seeger song, "Turn! Turn! Turn!," also became part of ...
Despite today’s turbulent social climate, protest anthems have faded from mainstream music. Shaped by capitalism, streaming ...
Joyce Cusack, now 82, participated in a 1960 lunch counter sit ... Day after day for several weeks, groups of Black youth sat down in those stores out of protest. All while this is happening ...
For years, an image supposedly taken at a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest that showed a white man in a wheelchair with a sign reading, "I'm sorry I'm late. I had a lot to learn" has spread online. In ...