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 ...

Although they only met once, Malcolm X was often asked his opinion of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. Initially scornful of King and his strategies, Malcolm later began to r ...

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 ...

Born and raised in Shreveport’s Allendale neighborhood, Reverend Austin’s journey was shaped by a deep sense of community, ...