Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

While the movement achieved critical victories in securing legal rights and breaking down systemic injustice, it fell short in key areas ...

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964." National Archives. "Voting Rights Act (1965)." U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "History of Fair Housing." Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of ...

Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...

On what would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell of Alabama, Joyce M. Beatty of Ohio, ...

By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent ...

Four years later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed ... John Swaine, the CEO of the International Civil Rights Museum, says history like this should not be forgotten or hidden.

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...

Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to be the nation's top civil rights enforcer, called leaving the Justice Department "a bittersweet moment." ...

Symbols really do matter. Trump has placed a picture of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office. Jackson was an owner of ...

Born April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, Alabama, she faced segregation head-on from childhood, walking five miles to school while ...