History has repeatedly shown that moments of major social and political progress are often followed by backlash. For example, ...

Yet King understood that racism, segregation, and police brutality were a national condition, not a regional issue. Many of ...

Mattie Jones turned 92 at the end of March. Friends, family, state senators and our U.S. congressman filled the First ...

One, to honor Cesar Chavez and his legacy. But number two is to recognize the workers, the immigrant workers, that contribute ...

Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the ...

The 24-day march from March 12 to April 5, 1930, ended with the defiance of the law after he made salt at Dandi marking the inauguration of the civil disobedience movement. Story continues below this ...

The Civil Service will be reformed under "radical" plans to be announced this week, Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has told the BBC. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, he said parts ...

A production partly aimed at students that highlights Tampa’s history in the civil rights movement lands at a time when the state is changing what schools teach about race and history.

An Alabama officer accosts an unconscious woman as mounted police officers attack civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, who were attempting to begin a 50-mile march to Montgomery to protest race ...

Friday marks the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights activists, including the late Congressman John ...

ATLANTA — Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late ...

Photo | Courtesy. Uganda's women's rights movement has adopted a new strategy to combat violence against women, focusing on involving men in the fight for gender equality. This approach was ...