On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...

Harvard is "in violent violation" of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the federal government’s Task Force to Combat ...

The filing comes as the administration accelerates its battle against diversity, equity and inclusion at schools.

The ACLU has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today ...

On Tuesday, more than 500 workers and allies will join a culminating rally at Lafayette Park in New Orleans to demand an end to ICE raids terrorizing cities and communities and the release of people ...

On his second day in office, President Donald Trump labeled O.F.C.C.P.’s efforts to enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act illegal and discriminatory — presumably against white people. He signed his own ...

Known for its musical legacy and rich cultural heritage, this city offers great grub, historic landmarks, and a deeply moving ...

American Baptist College, a 101-year-old Nashville college, is most well-known for its students in the 1960s who became leaders in Civil Rights Movement. Forrest Harris, Sr., set to retire as ...

The International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro gifted parts of the original lunch counter to two Smithsonian Museums — the National Museum of American History and the National ...

A plaque unveiled formally acknowledges Baltimore as the first American city to organize a peaceful, non-violent civil rights sit-in, occurring five years before the more widely organized protest ...