Test your knowledge of the American Civil Rights Movement with our quiz! Explore key figures, events, and legislation that ...

The West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Northwest Atlanta, a site deeply rooted in the Civil Rights Movement, may soon be ...

Lewis' legacy as a civil rights activist and lawmaker spans decades and numerous administrations. What to know as planned ...

Critics say that would make it easier for the government to shut down civil society ... and mimics legislation used by ...

The ability of the media to portray brutal repression of the Southern African Americans, and in parallel, speeches by Civil rights spokesmen, worked in tandem with presidential and legislative decisio ...

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Rashad Robinson warn that viral moments and representation aren’t enough to withstand civil rights rollbacks—and call for new models for lasting impact.

The organization's name comes from the late Civil Rights leader and former U.S. Congressman John Lewis who used the term ...

Gender identity is no longer part of the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The change is part of a sweeping law that also defines a ...

William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and a prominent civil rights leader who died last week, was one of the most consequential politicians in the state, rising to power during a ...

Democrats are demanding answers about a shifting work focus, diminished staffing and demands of Trump loyalty within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, including from the Californian ...

Clayton County, confirming that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act applied to LGBTQ people. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court found three LGBTQ workers fired because they ...

But the quest for equal civil rights for the community has been fraught with strife and violence. From bricks thrown at Stonewall to "Don't Say Gay" legislation, the fight for equality continues.