If mainstream media coverage in 1963 had looked different, perhaps Danville’s civil rights movement would have remained in the public consciousness in the years afterward, one journalism professor ...

The story of America is, in many ways, the story of The First Amendment. And when it comes to free speech, our standards are ...

The 50501 movement, which advocates for 50 protests across all 50 states, is today mobilizing activists for "No More War" ...

Margaret Morganroth Gullette is the author of “American Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It” and a scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University.

Perhaps even more impressive than the turnout in Little Rock, and a similarly large crowd in Fayetteville, were the people ...

The word heard most often from marchers about why they were there was “solidarity,” the chance to join with others to express ...

I urge you to add your hand to the baton held by the millions of protesters who spilled joy into their communities on June 14 ...

"Good Trouble Lives On" is the name of a national event set for July 17 that commemorates Lewis' death on July 17, 2020, as ...

That protest is scheduled for July 17, and honors the anniversary of the 2020 passing of Civil Rights icon and Congressman John Lewis, who called on Americans fighting for justice to create ...

In 1963, the morning Danville Register and the afternoon Danville Bee were the two editions of the daily newspaper, owned by the same company. They eventually merged into one morning edition, the ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, the federal government activated National Guard troops over Southern state objections when those states would neither enforce court orders nor protect protesters.