The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

Pressley reacts to the 240,000-page release, which she describes as an attempt to "sully one of our nation's greatest leaders." ...

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

2. Rosa Parks. Often hailed as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks became a national icon in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus.

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

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

The Civil Rights Movement is often heralded as a watershed moment in American history. It is remembered for dismantling segregation, securing voting rights, and championing equality under the law ...

Murray’s writings, particularly the 1951 book “States’ Laws on Race and Color,” were influential in shaping legal strategies during the Civil Rights Movement.

Last week, a report from Black Press USA suggested that the Greensboro lunch counter display — a centerpiece artifact from the Civil Rights Movement — would be removed from the National Museum ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington.

During that time, Laws became a central yet virtually uncovered civil figure within the Civil Rights Movement. Clarence Laws, Southwest regional field secretary of the NAACP, to speak at Dillard ...

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement.