One of the biggest civil rights movements began in America when a coloured woman, Rosa Parks, refused to give up her bus seat ...

National Center for Civil and Human Rights Unveils Broken Promises Gallery “Guided” by Ida B. Wells ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS ...

Standing at the peak of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, you can't help but feel the weight of the past.

The plan to create a trail was initially approved in 2023, with the aim to connect 13 historically Black towns and significant Civil Rights locations.

Although largely forgotten, a little-known Tennessee school once powerfully influenced the U.S. Civil Rights movement and its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Apr 10, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Martin Luther King waves to ...

When Americans think of the civil rights movement, we may think of the bridge in Selma or the boycott in Montgomery or the march on Washington, but if we remember a single image, it is likely ...

WASHINGTON ‒ A new Trump executive order could undo years of hard-fought gains against discrimination, civil rights leaders and Constitutional law experts said. The 60-year-old landmark Civil Rights ...

The Civil Rights movement used music extensively, with songs like "People Get Ready" serving as anthems. Many protest songs from the 1960s remain relevant and are still sung at demonstrations today.

Photographer Steve Schapiro reflects on his past work. — -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. said in a sermon: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ...