The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) wasn’t just another chapter in American history — it was a fight for dignity, equality, ...
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 ...
Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the ...
The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence ...
Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry offers a new way of thinking about what the leaders of that period achieved, what they ...
Black lawmakers and voting rights advocates are expressing concern about a potential decline in minority political ...
WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...