We gave him the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ... Nonviolent protests were often met with violence from law enforcement officials. One of the most prominent examples of this in 1965 when Alabama ...

The movement was civil and voting rights for Black Americans, and the subject was Vivian. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him the greatest preacher he had ever seen. President Barack Obama ...

Amiri and Wenger were among 14 ex-East Contra Costa law enforcement official charged with crimes ranging from violent civil rights abuses to accepting cheap tequila as traffic ticket bribes.

a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement when a peaceful protest turned violent. This marks the first time Little Rock has participated in this national remembrance of African American history.

Modern day civil rights activists are working to fight poverty and violence in the city that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act 60 years ago.

Ruth Brown Anthony can still remember the violence that transpired on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, 60 years ago when ...