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 ...

See photos from the 1960s in Louisville. From John F. Kennedy's visit to the deadly race riots, see what life was like in the Derby City 60 years ago.

Bernard LaFayette, who died March 5, was instrumental in the organization of students across Nashville to protest segregated lunch counters in 1960.

The civil rights organizer helped lead the student sit-ins that desegregated Nashville’s lunch counters and later became a ...

Bernard LaFayette, who died March 5, was instrumental in the organization of students across Nashville to protest segregated ...

That belongs in a museum. And by that, I mean One Riot, One Ranger, the statue of Texas Rangers Capt. E.J. “Jay” Banks that ...

The mid to late 1960s were a period in American history that was riddled with tragedies, such as civil rights leaders like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Apollo Beach resident and prominent civil rights activist shares her story about being a Freedom Rider helping to desegregate ...

World leaders shared memories of Jackson, a leader of the US civil rights movement who passed away on Tuesday.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning, his family said in a statement. He was 84 years old. “Our father was a ...

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 ...

Seventy House Democrats sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers on the department’s backlog in civil rights cases. The Democrats, led by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), ...