An argument for how to tell the story of the civil rights era

In “Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope,” Brandon M. Terry says the familiar narrative modes of the era have warped our ...
USA Today

Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech turns 60 as fresh civil rights battles emerge

Sixty years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his momentous “I Have a Dream” address during the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. While the event has come to be ...
The Grio

Black History/White Lies: The 10 biggest myths about the Civil Rights Movement

OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights. OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History ...
New York Post

Biden twice says he was ‘involved deeply’ in Civil Rights Movement — despite admitting in the past he wasn’t

PHILADELPHIA — President Biden claimed twice on Wednesday that he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement as he courted black voters in battleground Pennsylvania — despite admitting in the past that ...

What if we are misremembering the civil rights movement?

Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry offers a new way of thinking about what the leaders of that period achieved, what they ...