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

Lee, whom President Barack Obama recognized for her work during the civil rights movement, wrote "At the Foot of the Edmund ...

The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence ...

The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) wasn’t just another chapter in American history — it was a fight for dignity, equality, ...

The City of Birmingham is inviting public input on the Birmingham Civil Rights Crossroads project, a planned 3.16-mile urban trail network that reconnects the historic Graymont and Smithfield ...

Former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young says that he was often responsible for “the dirty work” during his time fighting for civil rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. It seems an ...

This story has been updated to reflect the grand opening of the redesigned Founders Park was Oct. 4. A compact and once essentially ignored plaza that joins Mulberry Street to Main Street in the South ...

Oct 3 (Reuters) - The FBI has cut ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that tracks extremist groups, after conservatives criticized the nonprofit for including slain ...

The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative says it would be “dishonorable” to remain silent in the face of President Trump’s efforts. By Kurt Streeter Reporting from Montgomery, Ala. As the Trump ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- Eight red silhouettes lined the halls of the Outagamie County Courthouse Monday, raising awareness for Marcy's Law, an act that grants rights to crime victims. It's been five years ...

The Voting Rights Act was passed to stop racial discrimination in voting. The case, Louisiana v. Callais, questions if states can comply with the Voting Rights Act without violating constitutional ...