The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Trump is accused of conspiring to undermine Americans’ right to vote – a charge with roots in the Civil War’s aftermath but used to more broadly prosecute voter fraud conspiracies and election interference, Alex Woodward reports

A sweeping federal indictment outlines alleged attempts to fraudulently subvert the 2020 election

Roberts Temple Church, at 40th and State streets, will preserve the site where Till’s body was displayed in an open casket and launched the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Seven months after the horrific beating death by police of Memphis, Tennessee, motorist Tyre Nichols, the Justice Department, on July 27, 2023, launched a civil rights investigation into allegations the Memphis Police Department routinely used excessive force and, on a systemic basis, discriminated against Black residents.