Medgar Evers — who served with the U.S. Army in World War II before coming home to fight segregation in the civil rights ...

It was very difficult to keep going when all our efforts seemed in vain,” Rosa Parks described her work in the 1940s and ...

The Trump administration said DEI policies may violate the landmark Civil Rights Act after it ends ban on 'segregated ...

In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...

The spirit of resistance demonstrated by the Atlanta washerwomen set a precedent for future labor movements. In 1866, just a ...

March 8 marks International Women’s Day. It is a day when women receive flowers, chocolates and cards. However, women deserve ...

Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...

In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the trailblazing women activists and politicians who paved the way in ...

Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

They fed, protected and housed activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights.

While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.