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 ...

I come from a long line of racists. Tracing my ancestry back to the early nineteenth century, I discovered that my ...

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, perhaps Selma’s most recognizable landmark, spans the Alabama River with a quiet dignity that belies its monumental importance in American civil rights history.

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 ...

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.

The Edmund Pettus Bridge stands as perhaps the most iconic landmark in Selma, spanning the Alabama River with quiet dignity. This steel arch bridge, completed in 1940, transcends its function as a ...

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

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

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

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