The Latest Breaking News from the Civil Rights Movement

Signed into law nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.”

The civil rights leader showed that even in Los Angeles, color drives class divisions and racial justice drives economic justice.

The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech

America’s 22nd state is associated with its rural backwaters, says James March in The Mail on Sunday. In fact, it is sometimes described as the most “redneck” of the southern states. But first-time visitors may be pleasantly surprised by Alabama. It is dotted with attractions, including, as you might expect,…

Four #Chiefs legends — Albert Lewis, Otis Taylor, Lloyd Wells, and Marty Schottenheimer — advanced closer to Hall of Fame election.

Three new landmarks will honor Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder in Mississippi became a rallying point in the Civil Rights Movement.

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

Jane Fonda shared her plans whilst in attendance at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this weekend, where she was honoured with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award

A New Hampshire stadium is being recognized for playing a largely unheralded role in helping racially integrate baseball