A small cohort of researchers will continue their work reviewing Civil Rights-era cold cases, thanks to a bipartisan bill ...

As the civil rights movement unfolded in Atlanta, leaders and organizers came to the table, quite literally, in a coterie of Black-owned restaurants. Akila Sankar McConnell, author of A Culinary ...

Richard Kurin, now a distinguished scholar at the Smithsonian, remembers Long during the 1990 Festival of American Folklife. In one tent, Long was telling tourists, “We’re in a church in Mississippi, ...

In Atlanta, Jones is not only being remembered for his contributions in music, but also for his role in the civil rights movement. "He always answered the call," civil rights icon Xernona Clayton ...

A “magnificently soulful” life is how the award-winning playwright and hip-hop storyteller, Psalmayene 24, describes the ...

The man who’s inspired countless Americans to get in “good trouble" is now the inspiration behind a musical making its world ...

ATLANTA — An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone. He’d use the ...

ATLANTA — WSB is celebrating Black History ... Ambassador Andrew Young about his most memorable moments of the civil rights movement. “I enjoyed the civil rights movement,” Young said.

ATLANTA — A chapter of history has come ... Taylor's commitment to justice and equality significantly impacted the civil rights movement. "Rest in power, Reverend Fred D. Taylor!" ...

The patriarch was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement and later became the 55th Mayor of Atlanta. While his daughter did not launch her own political career, she dedicated her work to ...

So Atlanta activist ... MARTIN: So civil rights leader Lonnie C. King enlisted the help of his childhood friend, Martin Luther King Jr. KING: I planned to put the movement on the front page ...

Dinner: Paschal’s Paschal’s is arguably one of the most important restaurants tied to the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta. Many of the meetings that shaped the Civil Rights Act were held late ...