Civil Rights Movement

For the sake of the nation, the reparations movement should end now.

Lake joined several conservatives in criticizing the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a civil rights movement hymn, of being divisive.

H.H.Leonards writes about her time living and traveling with Rosa Parks, in this exclusive essay.

The cancellation comes after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to push for legislation banning critical race theory from being taught in schools.

King was fearless—and fearless because he was faithful—and dangerous to the segregationists. He answered to a higher authority.

The day honoring the birthday, life and legacy of the civil rights leader was first observed back in 1986.

"I had allies who fought the civil rights struggle," Poitier said. "I fought another battle in Hollywood, in an industry I tried to change."

Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till is the focus of ABC's new 6-part historical drama, "Women of the Movement."

Months before Rosa Parks, Colvin was 15 when she was arrested on March 2, 1955, for sitting toward the front of a bus in Alabama, violating segregation laws.

The complaint pointed to a book showing photographs of segregated drinking fountains as violating the state law banning the teaching of critical race theory.

Amelia Boynton Robinson and Pattie Ruffner Jacobs became the first women to be added to the Statuary Hall of Notable Alabamians.

Bob the Drag Queen spoke with Newsweek about filming in the historic Alabama town during Season 2 of "We're Here".

When we forget that we are one race—the human race—we begin segregating ourselves and creating division in our nation.

The activist was among the leaders of the Chicano civil rights movement in the U.S. and founded the Crusade for Justice.

Gwen Berry turned her back on the Stars and Stripes when the national anthem was played after her Olympic qualifier in June.

It is long past time for the Supreme Court to right the grievous wrong of Roe v. Wade.

In the past, business tycoons, authority figures and governments have been brought to their knees by activists using this powerful protest strategy.

Almost everyone knows the names and the works of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Barack Obama, but those are only some of the many voices who have continued the fight for civil rights.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

Despite being best known for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, Rosa Parks made numerous contributions to the Civil Rights movement and other political causes throughout her life.

Now is the perfect time to seize the moment and launch a new, forward-thinking movement.

A former congresswoman who served with John Lewis looks back on the legacy of a civil rights icon.

Now, more than ever, we must learn from the example set by a great man.

The civil rights movement's leading disciple of nonviolent protest reflects on the life and work of the late congressman.

"To those who have said, 'Be patient and wait,' we have long said that we cannot be patient. We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now! We are tired. We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jail over and over again."

Today's Google Doodle honors the 60th anniversary of one of the most important moments in the civil rights movement.

The president's remarks received near-instantaneous scorn, with some questioning whether he even understands what the practice of desegregation busing was.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family and other civil rights leaders believe his death was part of an FBI conspiracy plot.

In Hoover's jaundiced view, even moderates like King were dangerous radicals.

The story behind the historic Supreme Court case is much more complex than the highly inaccurate but often-repeated tale about the case.