The civil rights movement came to a crossroads during the Selma-to-Montgomery march of 1965. Photographer Steve Schapiro captured the moment in an image of King linking arms with fellow civil ...

2. Rosa Parks Often hailed as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks became a national icon in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. Born ...

August 1 marks the 105th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak. In today’s Knowledge Nugget, learn about his contribution ...

The protest is based on the 50501, the 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement. “So, I called the Lake County Democrats and said, ‘Are you guys participating in this’. And they said ‘No.’ ...

Under her leadership, the Memphis NAACP advocated for civil rights with marches, sit-ins, voter registration drives, lawsuits and student boycotts. In 1968 Maxine Smith served on the coordinating ...

Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement fought, suffered, and died for this law. It was their seminal achievement and the touchstone of the work of the Voting Section.