She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were significant in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

A mere picture is said to speak a thousand words, but the pictures of Bob Adelman speak volumes more as they chronicle more ...

As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn’t blind to the fact that racism existed. But he also knew ...

The Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) at Elizabethtown College recently announced their annual spring break service trip. From March 1 to 7, eight students will be visiting Georgia ...

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

Research suggests up to 34% of voting-age women don't have documents proving citizenship with their current legal name.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, better known as the NAACP, has a long history, working since 1909 to advance justice and equality for African Americans. It was ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

The civil litigation was bought under the New York Voting Rights Act, which created a path ... regardless of their background, can make their voices heard at the ballot box,” the Democrat ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A New York appeals court on Thursday ...