According to one of his biographers, Bob Dylan could have been sued for his iconic protest song, "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll".

THE STUDENTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE SIT IN MOVEMENT. PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION, WERE YOU AFRAID WHEN YOU WENT ON THE FOR THE FOR THE FIRST SIT IN? AND MY RESPONSE IS ALWAYS BEEN, IT’S ALMOST ...

A new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honors three civil-rights lawyers: R. Jess Brown, Carsie Hall Sr. and Jack Young Sr. The lawyers' Farish Street offices served as a legal headquarters for ...

The event also coincided with the museum's year-long celebration of the Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary. The National Civil Rights Museum had much to celebrate amid its annual Freedom Awards and ...

A colleague who is a lawyer and longtime advocate for freedom of speech and other civil liberties recently told me he’s never been more afraid about the future. Who could blame him? It is terrifying ...

America has a serious problem, as evidenced by multiple school shootings and a political assassination all within the span of two weeks. What’s less obvious is that the lessons of history give us the ...

In the tense and transformative days after Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in September 2022 for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly, a new anthem surged from Iran's streets: "Women, Life, ...

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...

A veteran Memphis activist, a national civil rights leader and an executive with one of the world's most influential charitable foundations will be honored with this year's Freedom Award of the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical is coming to City College Center ...

Award-winning roots musician and folklorist Chris Vallillo will bring his show, “Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement,” to the Helen Plum Library on Monday, Aug. 18. The Civil Rights ...

16 WAPT CELESTE WILSON ATTENDED THE UNVEILING OF THE MARKER AND HAS THE STORY. NATS OF UNVEILING THE HUDSON SISTERS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN EARLY VOTER REGISTRATION AND FOUGHT AGAINST SEGREGATION IN ...