The civil rights lawyer called Trump’s actions an “assault on core principles of our democracy” and said Black and brown ...

The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.

CORE experimented with the use of non-violent protest as a means of gaining publicity for increased civil rights. In 1943, they used this tactic when staging their first ‘sit-in’ in a Chicago ...

The integrated Greyhound buses carrying both black and white members of the Congress of Racial Equality had traveled ... formed Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR). Their rallies drew the support ...

In May 1961, Mr. Farmer led the first Freedom Ride, with 13 white and Black passengers, including the future congressman and civil rights figure John Lewis. In Alabama, the CORE activists were ...

Meet the powerful voices leading Civil Rights Movement 2.0, from attorneys to community organizers, who are tackling systemic racism.

Colorado Law offers a Civil Rights & Racial Justice Certificate designed to underscore a student’s completion of concentrated study in civil rights and/or racial justice law. The Certificate prepares ...

Southerners felt the need to introduce a specific legal system of racial control. After the 1875 Civil Rights Act was struck down as unconstitutional, the door was open for Southern states to ...