Symbols really do matter. Trump has placed a picture of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office. Jackson was an owner of ...

When I read Thomas Gaither’s obituary in the New York Times, “Thomas GaitherKeep Your Head Down, Who Chose Jail After Civil ...

One of the main focuses of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s battle for our civil rights was to end the economic disparity between ...

For boomers, the rapid reversal of 1960s-era gains for civil rights, women, LGBTQ, etc., has unraveled the story of our ...

The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...

While the movement achieved critical victories in securing legal rights and breaking down systemic injustice, it fell short ...

The following five stories are a great place to start if you're interested in learning about historic places, people and ...

Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...

Marchers carry signs during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Aug. 28, 1963. During the march, the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

Events will run Friday through Monday. King Jr. was a prominent leader in the 1950s Civil Rights Movement, known for paving the way to end the legal segregation of African Americans in the United ...

In the 1950s and 60s, activists (like the Freedom Riders ... and one that depicts an imagined scene of the dining room during the Civil Rights movement. A small video installation shares history from ...

from the dawn of its civil rights movement during World War II to the revitalization of its NAACP branch in the early 1950s and its activism throughout the 1960s. Placing special emphasis on the ...