Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the ...

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History are holders of some ...

Owned by the Jackson family, it served as a haven and planning site for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches led by Dr Martin ...

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is helping 30 congregations shore up their buildings and share their stories, ...

Alan Reuther is a former lawyer and legislative director for the United Auto Workers – and now an author – whose work in ...

Rick Loessberg and Akela Lacy trace the trajectory of America’s unfinished reckoning with policing, from the 1967 Kerner ...

Aug. 1 marks Emancipation Day in Canada. Here are 25 books by Canadian authors that examine themes of racial and social ...

The Regional Transportation District will rename Civic Center Station in honor of a disability rights advocate who sparked ...