As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Benjamin Franklin American polymath: a writer, ...
By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent ...
The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city’s history, ...
On what would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell of Alabama, Joyce M. Beatty of Ohio, ...
Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, ...
The Plainfield Performing Arts Center will host “The Black Experience: A Civil Rights Museum Showcase” from noon to 7 p.m.
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In every activist movement since the beginning of recorded history, leaders have had to recruit followers to join their movement. In the 1960’s civil rights movement, this strategy led Dr. Martin ...