Jackson finished second in the Democratic primary to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who would go on to lose the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush. But Jackson’s strong results ...

"In 50 years, when none of us are here, people will want to pay homage [to Obama's presidency]. This was a crucial time in ...

It is a phrase that can be overdone. Not every excess of law enforcement is comparable to the actions of the Gestapo, Adolf ...

The Alabama portion of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail leads the nation in the number of civil rights heritage sites and in how ...

The initiative has spent the last few years improving Selma, from beautification projects to helping local entrepreneurs.

David Greenberg has produced a biography of John Lewis that, if not quite definitive, is still the gold standard by which all ...

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a racially charged Louisiana voting rights case last month, down on its ground floor a special exhibit was running a continual loop of commentary from Chief ...

Hundreds gathered at a Columbus church to honor John Lewis and protest the Trump administration on the five-year anniversary of Lewis's death. The event, part of a nationwide "Good Trouble" protest, ...

Jesse Jackson's family requests prayers as civil rights icon receives medical treatment for a neurodegenerative condition.

Double digit increases in proposed property tax levies are raising taxpayer anxiety throughout Minnesota. Leading the list ...

US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, 84, is hospitalized with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder confirmed last year. He had previously been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Original coverage: Thirteen people were arrested following a tense confrontation between protesters and officers on the Roebling Suspension Bridge on Thursday, July 17, Covington police said in a news ...