During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...

Young Alston followed in her father’s footsteps, serving in public service. The patriarch was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement and later became the 55th Mayor of Atlanta.

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During this era, which rose to prominence in the 1950s, Black folks worked ...

After his work with Dr. King and being a pioneer of the Civil Rights movement, Young entered the world of politics. In 1972, he became the first Black Congressman from Georgia since reconstruction.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sharpton has a 60-plus-year history in the civil rights movement. The popular activist got his start as a youth director for Jesse Jackson’s Operation Breadbasket at ...

But, his Civil Rights involvement made him an undeniable historical figure. In the way of his death, Xernona Clayton-Brady sat down with FOX 5 Atlanta's Joi Dukes to retell some of his best stories.

Atlanta is home to the historic Ebenezer Church and has an important civil rights history. But liberal leaders betrayed that legacy and Blacks and Atlanta both suffered.

The major civil rights movement decisions, from the March on Washington to the Poor People’s Campaign, were made at the tables of Atlanta’s historic Black-owned restaurants.

An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone.

ATLANTA — An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone.

When the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) opened in 2014, it was a groundbreaking look into how Atlanta—and the South as a whole—shaped the civil rights movement in America.