Civil rights icon and American hero John Lewis died five years ago, on July 17, 2020, but his legacy of making “good trouble” ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...

This fall, a digital archive will open access to one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most overlooked leaders: Bayard Rustin.

Walk through Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, from Montgomery to Selma, and experience the landmarks that shaped America’s path ...

For the past seven years, the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium has traveled around Alabama, sharing lesser-known stories of the civil rights movement.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965. (Stephen F. Somerstein / Getty Images ...

The Movement. The Moment.” event on Thursday, April 4, 2024, to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 56th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.

States slowly added the day to their roster of state holidays. Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of the Montgomery, Alabama state capital building on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery ...

Alabama and Mis­sis­sippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day BY Associated Press Alabama PUBLISHED 4:30 PM ET Jan. 19, 2025 ...