Like the activists leading the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s ... Because of the color of her skin, the young child was forced to make the longer journey to the Abiel Smith School, ...

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

An African American woman's voice, a child of Southwest Georgia, a voice raised in song, born in the struggle against racism in America during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s ...

Starting with the early career of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., WSB-TV has covered every moment of the civil rights movement.

Channel 2′s Karyn Greer spoke with Ambassador Andrew Young about his most memorable moments of the civil rights movement. “I ...

SPARTANBURG — Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend an all-White elementary ... experienced during those tumultuous times. The Civil Rights Era icon shared her experiences with an ...

Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building where the civil rights protest began, Woolworth's, is now a National Historic ...