The arrests took place in 1964 after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., himself jailed, sought their help amid civil rights ...

From a Memphis fried chicken joint to a tamale counter in Jackson, these restaurants didn't just feed civil rights leaders – ...

At the museums we visited, the people we spoke to were deeply worried about revoked funds, their first-amendment rights, and ...

A golf tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 to raise money for the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum.

So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...