Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

“Our condition is not our conclusion,” he added. “God always has a willing messenger. He told Martin (Luther King), “I have ... her role in the Montgomery bus boycott sparked in 1955 ...

To honor and celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said it will offer free rides across all of its ...

NEW YORK (AP) — William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New ...

As we mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we recall what he said about education: ...

He was a civil ... Because of that work to integrate public transportation, Randolph suggested in 1956 that Rustin meet with a young preacher in Alabama who was organizing a bus boycott there. That ...

At Syracuse University in 1965, Dr. King said "change is not self-operative; you cannot depend upon American institutions to function without prodding and pressuring." ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

While the movement achieved critical victories in securing legal rights and breaking down systemic injustice, it fell short ...

Sharpton made the announcement at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., during a rally in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday. He said this ... back of the bus, we going to ...

Now, if you want to put us back in the back of the bus ... He pointed to Trump’s promise to pardon Jan. 6, 2021 insurrectionists. “How are you Mr. Trump, on Martin Luther King Day, going ...