the bond between faith and labor has long been a cornerstone of the fight for justice. This partnership, a bedrock of the civil rights movement, continues as leaders like the Rev. William J.

civil rights activists, and other organizers who, over the course of U.S. history, have been detained, jailed or even killed for their speech. The labor movement has an important role to play ...

We often bunch all of these activists together in the Civil Rights Era section of Black History. However, each of them made their own unique mark on the movement through the ways they stood boldly ...

a labor union stalwart and civil rights activist, is best remembered for his significant role in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. His leadership ...

(Atlanta News First) - As President Donald Trump celebrates his first 100 days back in office, civil rights groups in Atlanta say a new movement is ... In Atlanta, labor groups and community ...

Mr. Lucy later broadened his civil rights work to campaign against South Africa’s White-minority government. “He helped the American labor movement understand that this was an issue they need ...

which opposes vouchers, said she disagreed with Cunningham’s assertion that voucher supporters were carrying on the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. “It’s just false to suggest that ...

The free event, celebrating the civil rights and labor movement activist, will be held at Las Colonias Amphitheater from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 29. The event will include food trucks ...

1. Martin Luther King Jr. Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and theologian who became the moral compass of the Civil Rights Movement. His ideology was rooted ...

The landmark church was a foundation of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King ... about declaring that Black lives and labor mattered in a city that often acted indifferent.

Philip Randolph set the stage for the Civil Rights movement by forming and leading the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, which 10 years later became the first African American labor ...