Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Malcolm X, a prominent Black American Muslim civil rights activist.

The question of what really happened on February 21, 1965 when Malcolm X, an icon of the civil rights movement, was struck down in a hail of bullets in New York has haunted Americans for decades.

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with civil rights activist Ruby Bridges about her latest book, “Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My ...

The organizations claimed that the president had exceeded his authority in issuing the orders, and that they intentionally ...

The Civil Rights Movement was just the start, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, associate artistic director of VocalEssence said. The VocalEssence WITNESS Program continues the fight. VocalEssence WITNESS: ...

The NAACP Dane County was founded in 2014. Since its inception, members of the local chapter have spearheaded several causes ...

In the late '50s, civil rights leader the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth felt the Birmingham campaign needed a boost.

Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood with Memphis sanitation workers in 1968, he wasn’t just fighting for fair wages — he was embodying a centuries-old alliance between the faith ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration ...