Civil Rights Trail: where movement and Jacksonville marked each other

The expansion of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail illustrates how all the facets of the Civil Rights Movement unfolded in ...

These Americans fought for civil rights. What do they see now?

These Black activists fought for civil rights over decades. Here are their warnings, and advice, for American protesters ...
The Durango Herald

Like the civil rights movement, disability rights movement persists

On Monday, we will celebrate the life and work of one of the most well-known and influential leaders of the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of a group of leaders of the ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...
WGNO

14 heroes of the Civil Rights Movement whose names you may not recognize

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In mainstream accounts of the Civil Rights ...
Chronicle

Remembering the Civil Rights Movement

Danny Lyon was a student at the University of Chicago in the summer of 1962, when he photographed a sit-in on the campus. The sit-in was organized by current U.S. Senator and fellow University of ...
Afro

Lawmakers reflect on the political strategy behind the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

It is impossible to overlook the pivotal role Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. played not only as the moral compass of the Civil Rights Movement but also as its strategic and political architect. While his ...
PBS

Of the People: Women of the Civil Rights Movement

[Horn plays] [Drum roll begins] FANNIE LOU HAMER: I question America, Is this America? The land of the free and the home of the brave. ELAINE BROWN: The Black Panther Party with many other groups and ...
Waging Nonviolence

Remembering civil rights icon Bernard LaFayette

Civil rights legend Bernard LaFayette reshaped the course of the nation. But what I remember most was his joy and unwavering ...
Kaleido Scope

Learn about the civil rights movement in Atlanta and Birmingham in a virtual panel Jan. 17

Join the University of Alabama at Birmingham for a virtual conversation about how cities can help or hinder human rights movements. “A Tale of Two Cities: Atlanta and Birmingham During the Civil ...
KSLA

North La. Civil Rights Coalition hosting ‘Memories of Movement’ panel series

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - In an effort to highlight and educate about the history of Shreveport’s civil rights movement, the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition is hosting a three-part discussion ...
WBAL

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died ...