But going back is precisely what the legislature voted to do, as Tennessee became the first of the former Confederate states ...

The city of Greensboro is continuing its efforts to preserve and highlight local civil rights history through the $75K ...

After the All Roads Lead to the South National Day of Action, civil rights leaders have announced massive plans for an even ...

From grassroots organisers to Martin Luther King, leaders framed their struggle in global terms, writes Keisha N. Blain ...

The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of ...

Former Massachusetts State Representative and civil rights activist Benjamin Swan has passed away on Monday at the age of 92.

A museum dedicated to the history of civil rights movements and its impact on Northern cities is set to open in Harlem this year. The Urban Civil Rights Museum is being developed by the National Urban ...

Clarence B. Jones, the civil rights lawyer, activist, and speechwriter who helped draft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic ...

Lucille Berrien, the first Black woman to run for Milwaukee mayor and a tireless social justice advocate, dies at 98.

Three new historical markers are now telling the story of Jacksonville’s role in the civil rights movement — and the national ...

From the balcony of the Lorraine Motel to a small-town high school that changed American law, Tennessee’s Civil Rights ...