John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott came in response to the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks when she decided to sit in the whites only front ...

College professor recounts a civil rights tour, and wonders how to share such topics with students without breaking the law.

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, was the scene of a major civil rights confrontation in March, 1965, in which ...

POTTSTOWN, Pa. – Community members in Pottstown celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by serving others. The Bethel Community Church hosted a day of service in honor of King. Volunteers prepped ...

Human progress is never inevitable. It only comes through the tireless work and persistent efforts of dedicated individuals.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...

Marchers also passed by Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School ... While serving as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, King led a series of highly publicized civil rights ...

Marchers also passed by Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School ... While serving as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, King led a series of highly publicized civil rights ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. understood this clarion call ... which is why the Civil Rights Movement anchored itself in local action from Montgomery to Memphis. States are laboratories for DEI ...