The two Civil Rights leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice ...

Members of the King family are calling for the national holiday that honors civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be a day ... and we’ve got to pass the Freedom to Vote Act because ...

The Freedom Rides demonstrated the power of nonviolent direct action to achieve strategic victory. Along with the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 and the student lunch counter sit-ins of 1960, the ...

James Forman Jr. doesn't need convincing that protests can change America. He just needs to look at a wall in his home.

The Freedom Rides represented a major evolution in ... Kennedy and movement leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rides were an escalation in a nonviolent war, and that escalation would ...

The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New Orleans, from a famous Voodoo priestess to the self-proclaimed inventor of ...

When Martin Luther King visited the state recently in support of the Freedom Democratic Party (a predominantly Negro political party that is attempting to unseat the regular Mississippi delegation ...

They called themselves “Freedom Riders ... had been relatively free of racial violence since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a successful Negro boycott against bus segregation (TIME ...

There will be plenty of other satellite events as well. Take a look at the schedule on the website for details. May 25-June 9 (Milk Carton Boat Race is June 22), at venues around Portland; admission ...

Fun things to do in metro Phoenix on Memorial Day weekend include a new water park, Salt River Tubing, restaurant deals and ...

Fun things to do in metro Phoenix on Memorial Day weekend include a new water park, Salt River Tubing, restaurant deals and ...

The U2 frontman spent the past few years reexamining his life and career. Now he’s back with new projects, new music—and a ...