After the 1870 ratification of the 15th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, which barred states from depriving citizens of the right to vote on the basis of race, Southern states began using tactics ...

The movement was civil and voting rights for Black Americans, and the subject was Vivian. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him the greatest preacher he had ever seen. President Barack Obama ...

A look back at the origins of the Suffrage Movement leading to national voting rights for women, as well as where the Negro Baseball League was conceived and how a tragic loss led to the Amber Alert ...

As we have written, American history ... and human rights for all Americans. This period is often described as the Second ...

Shomari Figures won election in November, giving Alabama two Black representatives in its delegation for the first time in history. Alabama is seeking ... accuse Alabama lawmakers of violating the ...

Here's what you need to know about the history of MVP ties and why it's unlikely to happen again this year. Three NFL MVP races have ended in a tie: 1960, 1997, and 2004. In each case, the award ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing ...

Kentucky’s unique history with felony disenfranchisement has left a lasting impact, and this rally aims to reshape the conversation around voting rights restoration. Unlike other Southern states ...

I wrote a book in 2016, The Fight to Vote, looking at the 250-year history of the expansion of the franchise in our country. When the federal government got involved, it usually pushed to ensure ...

New York's Second Appellate Division found a state law intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of their race is constitutional, ...