Though MacArthur Cotton was critical of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 82-year-old is even more critical of where things stand with the legislation now.

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

Harry T. Moore and his wife, Harriette, are often regarded as the first martyrs of the Civil Rights movement. FLORIDA TODAY Editor Tim Walters joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on Florida Live to discuss ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by ...

The act prohibited discrimination in the workplace on the basis of national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, race, and marital or familial status. The law was also applicable to federal ...

By Glenn Thrush Reporting from Washington The Justice Department has ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations — and signaled that it might back out of Biden-era ...

Attorneys in the department’s Civil Rights Division were ordered not to file any new complaints, amicus briefs or other certain court papers “until further notice,” one of the memos said. Another memo ...

Johnson's order was issued against the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement, following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It served as a cornerstone in ...

The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, New York City ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as ...

It was signed more than two years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech and after Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act.