The Latest Breaking News from Civil Rights

Watch this extensive interview for the Library of Congress on Celtics legend Bill Russell's work fighting for civil rights.

Explore Kamala Harris' memoir 'The Truths We Hold' and her upbringing in the civil rights movement, family background, and connections with leftist activists.

Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another norm-smashing populist who encountered death on the campaign trail: former Alabama governor and U.S. presidential candidate George Wallace.

The Anti-Defamation League says the Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of antisemitism” that swept through classrooms after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7

The president will speak at the Lyndon Baines Johnson presidential library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a musician and scholar who used her rich, powerful contralto voice in the service of the American Civil Rights Movement and human rights struggles around the world, has died at 81

Funeral services will be held Saturday for one of four Black women who helped integrate New Orleans public schools when they were girls in 1960

Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although Montgomery now embraces its history of bus boycotts and protest marches, it remains one of the most segregated U.S. cities, and still struggles with racial inequality.

Veteran civil rights leader hesitates to call for president to step aside, noting Biden’s strong first-term record

Sheila Jackson Lee, a dedicated Democratic congresswoman and civil rights advocate, passes away at 74, leaving a void in the political arena.

President Biden reschedules Texas trip for Civil Rights Act event, showcasing the complexities of executive planning and adaptability.