From the balcony of the Lorraine Motel to a small-town high school that changed American law, Tennessee’s Civil Rights ...

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in the city considered the crucible of the modern Civil Rights Movement to push back against ...

From Birmingham to Selma to Montgomery, eight historic landmarks trace the courage, sacrifice, and strategy that drove one of ...

A crowd gathered at a pivotal site of defiance in the civil rights movement, this time in opposition to efforts by ...

Nonfiction picture books and middle grade titles introduce young readers to historical American figures who fought to correct ...

Historically, the Voting Rights Act wasn’t passed long ago — and its erosion now threatens hard-won racial progress.

For many, the notion of government surveillance feels distant, the start of a policy debate about wiretaps or monitoring phones. To us at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, it means ...

Before President Gerald R. Ford and his first lady, Betty, there was another prominent Ford duo making impressions in ...

This animal has one of the most advanced biological control systems ever observed. It can instantly change color, pattern, and even texture by directly controlling specialized cells in its skin. It ...

Footage from key moments in the history of the Voting Rights Act.Credit... Supported by By Audra D. S. Burch Emily Cochrane and Jamie Leventhal The Voting Rights Act, among the most consequential ...

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In the office of civil rights icon Andrew Young there is a striking photo that took on new meaning this week. Young was in the room with King that day. After Johnson’s speech ended, he glanced over at ...