Civil rights activist Bernard Lafayette, who helped organize the Selma Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s, died March 5, 2026, at age 85. In this 1980 "Sunday Morning" report by Ted Holmes, Lafayette ...

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 ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

We shall overcome (originally publishing: New York : Oak Publications, 1963) -- Freedom is a constant struggle (originally publishing: New York : Oak Publications, 1968). We shall overcome. Sit-ins ...

Lessons in which students take part in musical activities while learning the history of South African "freedom songs." They look at correlations, both musical and historical, to the African American ...

More than six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, ...

As a child, Gail Swanson accompanied her mother to civil rights marches. She recently released a new recording “My Mama Marched” that is available online and at streaming sites. Courtesy photo When ...

Rutha Mae Harris, the final surviving member of the original Freedom Singers, continues her work in Albany, Georgia, six decades after the Civil Rights Movement. She remains dedicated to showing ...

The Museum of Christian & Gospel Music is designated as a site along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, announced by the ...

FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical is coming to City College Center for the Arts in Aaron Davis Hall – Marian Anderson Theater on September 24–25, 2025 at 7 pm. Presented as a staged concert, ...