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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Sessions has sponsored legislation on several occasions to recognize and honor the contributions made to America by Rosa Parks, whom he said “sparked the civil rights movement when she refused ...

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

Dozens of Mid-Michigan residents took to the streets of Bay City Thursday evening, joining a nationwide day of peaceful ...

The U.S. Department of Education says California violated the civil rights of students by allowing transgender students to compete in school sports according to their gender identity.

The upcoming review of Vietnam’s record on civil and political rights at the UN Human Rights Committee represents a key ...