DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that ...

A young janitor’s role in thwarting an attempted bombing in 1958 is the latest addition to an Alabama oral history project ...

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 ...

Bob Dylan — or Bobby Dillon, according to an article — performed in Mississippi, where he sang in honor of Medgar Evers.

The 85-year-old Staples – the sole survivor and linchpin of the legendary Staple Singers gospel group – has collaborated with ...

Young, a prominent civil rights leader and former United Nations ambassador who served under Carter, began his eulogy at Carter's funeral Thursday with a simple declaration: "Jimmy Carter, for me ...

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On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in the nation’s capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was the brainchild of longtime civil rights activist and labor ...

Bill Russell stopped for a red light in his shiny Lincoln.  Russell had recently delivered a third championship to the city ...