He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King resonates strongly. The third Monday in January is Martin ...

Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became a ...

For nearly a century, civil rights activist Xernona Clayton has dedicated her life to serving her community. Clayton, 95, ...

The Aiken County Historical Museum will continue its Winter Lecture Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. The program will be The ...

Olivet Institutional Baptist Church will host community members and guests from around the country for a celebration of ...

Andrew Young is a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a two-term mayor of Atlanta. The nation last saw him as he delivered a heartfelt ...

Malcolm X had been a public critic of King and rejected the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s direction on race relations.

Tampa's 48th mayor, Julian B. Lane, played a role in the Civil Rights Movement as one of the first southern mayors to support ...

He worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. While it may have been during his younger years, he said King was able to convince him to fight ...