Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech on justice at SMU's packed McFarlin Auditorium in 1966.

Black History Month celebrates towering figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks— rightfully so, as ...

Shutterstock Follow the Georgia Civil Rights Trail In the heart of the American South, historic markers and sites across ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

February is Black History Month, an appropriate time for celebrating the struggles, triumphs and contributions of this nation’s African American citizens. Born in February were President Abraham ...

Rev. Walker worked closely with King and would be the one to bring King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail to public attention. He was the only one who could understand King’s handwriting.

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...

Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr.

The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a ...

Busy Triad roads will be closed daily for the Greenway Phase Four Project construction, according to Greensboro city ...

Every February, the nation comes together to honor and celebrate Black History Month, a time dedicated to reflecting on the ...

Many of the rights, policies and laws that we enjoy today were built on the sacrifices, protests, marches, boycotts, arrests, indictments and advocacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Women played ...