WASHINGTON ‒ A coalition of civil rights leaders kicked off a weeklong campaign to rally around the national African American museum and push back against what it calls efforts by the Trump ...

Civil rights leaders, however, have called it the “crown jewel" of the Smithsonian's museum system. The museum, which opened in 2016 on the National Mall, has had millions of visitors over the ...

A veteran activist of the Civil Rights Movement said he was notified by the Smithsonian Institution that items he loaned to the National Museum of African American History and Culture may be ...

It aims to tell the story of the American Civil Rights Movement, the lessons learned from it and how that era continues to shape equality and freedom in the U.S. and internationally.

A civil rights activist and pastor said he was notified that two artifacts he loaned to the museum would be returned to him. By Catalina Pérez De Armiñán • Published April 27, 2025 ...

The American Rights in a Diverse Society Microcredential from Saint Louis University introduces students to the ways American traditions have affected people’s rights across a wide range of ...

President John F. Kennedy, American, 1917 - 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973 Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963 ...