As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a tax-exempt, charitable organization incorporated in 1971 under Section 501 (c) (3) of ...
Discover how faith and labor leaders continue to fight for justice, inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.
Meet the powerful voices leading Civil Rights Movement 2.0, from attorneys to community organizers, who are tackling systemic racism.
The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...
A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...
Title IX facilitated the movement of civil rights cases from state courts ... Department of Education Organization Act of 1979 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) was created by the Department ...
For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...