Reflecting on the catalyst for civil justice, Frank Smith Jr. credits Rosa Parks' strength for igniting the Civil Rights ...

President John F. Kennedy conceived of the office in the early 1960s, saying the federal government should have experts who ...

On May 31st, 1964, Dick Van Dyke delivered a speech on race relations before Dr. Martin Luther King's address at the Religious Witness for Human Dignity event in Los Angeles.

The Civic Infrastructure of Peace Series Preface. Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel explores how law, belonging, dignity, and jus ...

Why do some movements refuse peace no matter what is offered — and what does this reveal about the deeper forces shaping the Israeli–Palestinian conflict? Some movements cannot accept peace because ...

Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry offers a new way of thinking about what the leaders of that period achieved, what they lost, and why we should still have hope. We all know the mainstream history of ...

Mary McBride-Lee, whom President Barack Obama recognized for her work during the civil rights movement, wrote "At the Foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge." ‘Not Constitutional’: Trump Threatens Blue Slip ...

The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence against those protesting racist policies. Though much has been written about FBI ...

The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from Atlanta, Georgia to Selma, Alabama and all the way to our nation’s capital in ...

Former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young says that he was often responsible for “the dirty work” during his time fighting for civil rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. It seems an ...

Americans have fallen short in remembering the full power and promise of the civil rights movement in the 21st century, as politicians and commentators — especially those on the right — substitute ...

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is set to reopen its doors on Nov. 8 following a $57.9 million expansion that adds new galleries, classrooms, and community spaces designed to connect ...