The University of Alabama System is committed to the First Amendment Rights of free speech and expression for all members of the System community. As a public institution of higher education, UAB ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The first Black congregations in America pre ...

US President Donald Trump’s September 25 memorandum directing federal agencies to investigate what it describes as a nationwide conspiracy to foment political violence constitutes a serious threat to ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a central figure in the civil rights movement, died at 84. His advocacy spanned decades, linking generations in the ongoing fight for racial justice and equality.

Two days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, we authored a piece for the Washington Post drawing on our expertise in Civil War and Reconstruction era political violence to contextualize ...