Meet 21 civil rights activists—past and present—whose bold leadership reshaped history and continues to inspire justice ...

“You’ve opposed key voting rights protections over the ... of the Justice Department was created in 1957, as the civil rights movement gained momentum. Its mission, says its website, is ...

Since 1965, voting rights advocates have gathered in Alabama annually ... Early that morning, we gathered at the historic Brown AME chapel, which played a large role in the civil rights movement.

Civil rights groups ... director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, told ABC News. Plaintiffs in Tuesday's lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S ... and NAACP are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of D.C., Brennan Center for Justice ...

We live in an echo of the civil rights movement. The passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act outlawed de jure segregation in public schools, employment, and public accommodations ...

Fred Gray, a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, is calling for a second ... and again while leading the Bloody Sunday march for voting rights in 1965. Gray said he asked Lewis what he ...

Some attendees expressed concern about complacency and emphasized the importance of voting rights and civic ... she said is crucial to keep the civil rights movement alive. "When you're walking ...

The Movement. The Moment" event was relocated indoors due ... He didn't march from Selma to Montgomery alone. He didn't pass the Voting and Civil Rights Acts alone." The event also featured ...