civil rights
What Happens When Protesting Becomes a Crime
In some states, people can now spend up to a year in jail for “obstructing sidewalks.”
By Elly Page and Alana Greer
The Untold History of the African American History Museum Born in the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Charles H. Wright said his mission was “ensuring that generations, especially young African Americans, are made aware of and take pride in the history of their forebears.”
By The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Meet the Jazz Icon Who Was Blacklisted for Fighting Segregation
Hazel Scott was labeled a communist for her advocacy.
By Gennette Cordova
A 16-Year-Old Girl Made Brown v. Board of Ed Possible
Barbara Rose Johns organized a strike at her segregated school after the death of her best friend.
By Cainan Townsend
Zombie Movies Actually Tell Us A Lot About What’s Happening In the World
They reflect the fears of the time.
By Cameron Katz and Kate Doak-Keszler
What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court’s Latest LGBTQ+ Rights Case
303 Creative v. Elenis could have a profound impact on LGBTQ+ rights in the US.
By Catherine Caruso
6 Civil Rights Activists Who Changed History
"Try and tell people who they are, what they are, where they have been."
By Kanyinsola Oye
How a White House Maid Brought Racial Inequality to FDR’s Desk
Lizzie McDuffie says her job “became a small crusade.”
By Sarah Fling and Cameron Katz
Black Women Made the March on Washington Possible
But at the march, men were front and center.
By Autumn Duncan and Cameron Katz
The Most-Wanted Black Woman in America Before Angela Davis
Civil rights activist Mae Mallory was framed by the FBI.
By Ashley D. Farmer
The ‘Divine Nine’ Helped Shape Civil Rights History
These all-Black sororities and fraternities played a role in pivotal social movements.
By Eric L. Ewing and Kate Doak-Keszler
Many Students Learn a Racist, Inaccurate History of Reconstruction
But this was a pivotal period in American history.
By Catherine Caruso
The ‘Shameful’ Ways We Misremember MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was a socialist who thought “something is wrong with capitalism.”
By Patrick Darrington
This Radical Attorney Fought to Dismantle Segregation
Pauli Murray didn’t believe in an incremental approach.
By Rebeka Cabrera
How a New Generation of Black Organizers Changed Atlanta
The model is all about bringing HBCUs together.
By Skylar Mitchell
The Montgomery Bus Boycott Proved the Power of Boycotts
Collectively withholding money from powerful interests works.
By Jacqui Germain
Stop Using My Grandpa’s Words While Betraying His Legacy
Yolanda Renee King, MLK’s granddaughter, wants lawmakers to act on voting rights.
By Yolanda Renee King
The Mississippi Burning Murders Forced a Reckoning
The KKK’s murders of civil rights workers led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
By Alexa Stevens
Before Naomi and Serena, There Was Lucy Diggs Slowe
This Black woman tennis star was also a tireless civil rights champion.
By Gennette Cordova