A single event didn’t define the American civil rights movement; it was a sustained, courageous fight for equality that ...

The Voting Rights Act, a crowning achievement of the civil rights movement, turns 60 this week. It’s not in good shape.

A Methodist Civil Rights pilgrimage draws stark comparisons between America's racial justice movement and the decades long ...

Democrats are again trying to revive the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. But they face long odds in the ...

Annette Abernathy says it became the “work space” for the Civil Rights Movement. Plans were made here, marchers were fed and church was held every Sunday.

Object Details Author Wexler, Sanford Contents Origins of the civil rights movement : 1865-1948 -- School desegregation and the Brown v. Board of Education decision : 1949-1954 -- Emmett Till case : ...

'Sunday Best' review: Sacha Jenkins boldly places Ed Sullivan in the Civil Rights Movement In this music documentary, history moves to a different beat.

The annual Rep. John Lewis Way march in Nashville drew hundreds as nationwide protests echoed the late civil rights icon's message of "good trouble." ...

The nationwide day of action is in response to the Trump administration and refers to a term coined by the late Rep. John Lewis.

Around three dozen people showed up in OKC to honor a civil rights icon and protest the Trump administration's policies.

A rally at MLK Jr. Memorial Park commemorated the fifth anniversary of civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis' death.

Five years after the death of civil rights leader John Lewis, a group of demonstrators gathered Thursday in Dallas to honor his legacy while also protesting ...