Find part 2 of our conversation with Peniel Joseph here. The year 1963 was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young Black girls, ...

Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me round, I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’, keep on a-talkin’, marchin’ down to freedom land. Ain’t gonna let segregaton turn me ‘round, turn me ‘round … It was the early spring ...

Even today, it can be difficult to talk about what happened and why it happened. In Alabama, educators and other people are using this anniversary to try to make civil rights relevant to a younger ...

Known as the “godmother of civil rights,” Dorothy Height fought not just for racial justice but for women’s equality.

William R. Mathews, editor of the Arizona Daily Star, attended the civil rights march in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963. He described the marchers as orderly and organized. President Kennedy said ...

The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) wasn’t just another chapter in American history — it was a fight for dignity, equality, and the very soul of the nation. Through the lens of photographers who ...

The year 1963 was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four young Black girls, fire hoses and dogs were used against peaceful protesters, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the early spring of 1963, Saturday, March 23, and again on Saturday, March 30, to be exact when a group of anti-segregation ...