Lesson of the Day by Martin Luther King, Jr. explains the meaning of making a career of humanity. It traces Martin Luther ...
In the early 20th century, many African Americans tried to escape Southern racism by moving north. Between 1910 and 1930, African-American migration to Ohio swelled the state’s cities. Columbus saw an ...
An old man once told me, “Son, the lighter your load, the stronger your stride.” Now I’m that old man and I’m grateful for ...
“Black men,” cried the speaker, must unite to overthrow their white “oppressors,” becoming “like panthers—smiling, cunning, scientific, striking by night and sparing no one!” Max Stanford, a youthful ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An eyewitness account and a lawyer recount the activities that happened in Columbia, South Carolina during the Civil Rights movement. The history of ...
GianCarlo was a Senior Legal Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Some conservatives argue that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 laid the foundation ...
The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.
Worthington was an open and welcoming community from its early origins and settlements. Free African Americans and escaped slaves were among Worthington’s early 19th century residents. Many ...