He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

As a Catholic Sister of St. Joseph of Rochester and a registered nurse, Sr. Lum was “privileged and forever influenced” by her work at the Sisters of St. Joseph Good Samaritan Hospital in Selma from ...

During Selma's 60th anniversary of the voting rights campaign, civil rights activists prepare for a second Donald Trump presidency. Linda Lowery was just 14 years old in 1965 when she marched 54 ...

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

She and several other Black teenagers were with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that day, taking it upon themselves to demonstrate for civil rights ... the bridge, being chased by a Selma deputy ...

taking it upon themselves to demonstrate for civil rights at a young age. On Jan. 2, 1965, King spoke before 700 people at Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, which launched what is ...

The Justice Department has ordered the civil rights division to halt much of its investigative activity dating from the Biden administration and not pursue new indictments, cases or settlements ...

Doratha "Dodie" Smith-Simmons never had plans to become a civil rights activist. But at just 15 she was inspired to get involved by her older sister, who was among the students who integrated the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In just a few days, people will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Hyde Park Art Center will host a special event in honor of the civil rights leader.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Immigrant and civil rights advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit against a birthright citizenship executive order signed by ...