Rustin was marginalized for his identity as a gay Black man, but continued to fight for equality. His surviving partner Walter Naegle spoke with Insider reporter Yoonji Han about keeping Rustin's ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi on Tuesday unveiled a historical marker commemorating the sit-in exactly 50 years earlier at a whites-only lunch counter in downtown Jackson, a pivotal event in ...

The year 1963 was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young Black girls, fire hoses and dogs were used against peaceful protesters, ...

Following the forced desegregation of the University of Alabama, Kennedy calls for nationwide participation in addressing the "moral crisis" and guaranteeing that America is a "land of the free" for ...

The district held a ceremony Tuesday evening unveiling the new name: the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Career Development Center.

In May 1963, peaceful civil rights marchers took to the streets of Birmingham, Ala. The situation quickly turned ugly as the notorious Bull Connor, Birmingham's commissioner of public safety, ordered ...

Find part 2 of our conversation with Peniel Joseph here. The year 1963 was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young Black girls, ...