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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has toured the home of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Mississippi’s capital city

President Biden to honor key figures, including Clarence B. Jones, with Presidential Medal of Freedom for their impactful contributions to American society.

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 south to our grandparents' home in Cruger, a small town nestled somewhere between where Emmett Till's body was found and where Medgar Evers was…

Russell was indomitable on and off the court and one of the most fascinating public figures to straddle sports and civil rights

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell was a civil rights trailblazer, before, during and after his basketball career. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 for his activism efforts.

In a jaw-dropping show that includes ghostly abstract canvases and horrifying historical videos, Pindell’s majestic works come together to tell the story of America’s blood-soaked past

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says she's honored to hear from people involved in civil rights in Mississippi