The American history of voting rights demonstrates that rights granted by the state are fragile and can be revoked by legislation and judicial decree, proving that true rights are inherent to ...

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that ...

Today, the SPLC and the nation mourn the loss of civil rights and voting rights activist Bernard LaFayette. He was 85.

The event marked the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the most violent day of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march for the ...

At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while ...

The indictment against journalist Don Lemon and eight others will likely be dismissed because it hinges on a charge that is viewed as so constitutionally flawed that the Justice Department's Civil ...

As Selma prepares to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday next week, the city is mourning one of its most ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders launched a campaign to counter Trump administration ...

The first Black Women’s Rights Convention is held in Akron, Ohio. The keynote speaker was anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth. 1966—Constance Baker Motley be­comes the first African American woman ...

Society / We are seeing yet another example of state-sanctioned violence against the reproductive futures of those deemed outside the national body. Ira Memaj When Cecil Elvir-Quinonez was pulled over ...

A look at the educators, activists and trailblazers honored at schools across Austin and Texas.

Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student ...