John Lewis– but how well do you know the story behind the 26-year-old martyr whose death sparked Bloody Sunday? On this anniversary, we’re honoring the life and legacy of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who ...

Whatever the term, historians largely agree: The United States was born out of protest 250 years ago and has been propelled forward by raucous social movements, from abolition to civil rights, ever ...

Dr. Alveda King condemns protesters who stormed a Minnesota church, saying hostility and disruption betray the nonviolent legacy of MLK’s Civil Rights Movement.

Music played a key role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A Change is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A traveling exhibit honoring civil rights leader Lonnie C. King Jr. opened at the Northwest Library in Albany this week, bringing national history back to its Southwest Georgia ...

American religious history is rife with protest movements and civil disobedience. Yet it is rare for political protests to happen inside a house of worship. That is part of what makes the new case ...

Emily Yellin, co-author of the James Lawson autobiography, and Lawson's son both spoke at a Friday, Feb. 20, book launch at the National Civil Rights Museum ...

Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two white Minneapolis residents killed in January 2026 by federal agents while protesting the ...