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 ...

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The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has been closed since January 2025 for a major renovation that is nearly complete. The museum, which first opened in 2014, documents the stories of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A free celebration will be held this weekend at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to honor the victims of lynching in Alabama. The event, “Bound Together: Day of ...

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 ...

When Jennifer Ibañez Whitlock was advising immigration attorneys, she would tell their clients in detention to look for the hummingbird logo. The hummingbird floated on the tablets of case managers ...