Historians describe the debate over extending civil rights to former slaves that divided the country after the Civil War. The same issues would re-emerge decades later, in the civil rights ...

"Having Senator Booker use his body as Black people have done in this country to fight for the advancement of other people, ...

In A Red Record, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells recounts the story of a lynching near Selma, Alabama, in which a young Black farmworker developed a consensual relationship with a white daughter ...

Through their collective achievements, these extraordinary women created lasting foundations for social justice, equality, ...

The threat of a resurgence of racial oppression in America looms as powerful figures like Trump and Musk advocate for a ...

Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.

Following the American Civil War and the abolition of the slave trade, there were still many people who wanted to keep racist rules and systems. This was particularly the case in the southern ...