Forgotten openly gay activist spearheaded the historic 1963 March on Washington, which had an estimated 250,000 attendees.

Over 100 California cities join July 17 protests honoring Rep. John Lewis and opposing civil rights rollbacks. Follow live ...

CHICAGO — Civil rights activist and Georgia congressman John Lewis was known for saying he got into "good trouble" by using ...

On July 19, 1848, reformers convened in Seneca Falls to demand women’s rights, launching the US women’s suffrage movement.

Dailey's new book Ramping Up Rights tells the stories of disability rights movements that have been forgotten in history.

Discover the importance of Black museums in preserving African American history and culture, and their role in educating the ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice (LFJ) program is relaunching the Teaching Hard History podcast series ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had launched an investigation into GMU ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson was honored Saturday with the “Keeper of the Flame” Award by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, recognizing his work in public service ...

Civil rights icon John Lewis died five years ago this week, but his example continues to inspire the kind of "good trouble" he championed as an activist and congressman. Zoom in: Nashville played an ...

Today, thousands nationwide took part of some kind of event or protest to honor congressman and civil rights activist John ...