On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights activists, including the late Congressman John Lewis, gathered in Selma for a ...
The events, which featured authors of books on climate change, homelessness and the civil rights movement ... Library of Congress and the White House Historical Association, was appointed by ...
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...
The Selma to Montgomery March and Bloody Sunday deserve to be remembered for their importance to civil rights in the U.S.
As Hollywood studios move forward with rolling back programs and practices that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, ...
The events in Selma on March 7, 1965 and the days that followed marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement.
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
became a flashpoint in the Civil Rights Movement. Bloody Sunday ... Activists returned to Penn in the '60s because of its historical significance, and because it served as an uninterrupted ...
The Wilson County Black History Committee has been restoring the church building that was also central in the civil rights movement ... as a museum and small events venue. There is a new life ...
Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.
Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...
“Understanding the history of the relationship between these two groups and the partnership and cause of civil rights for all is an important history for everybody to remember,” Feiler sai ...