When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

We are approaching the 65th anniversary of a historic Civil Rights Movement event here in the Triad, known as the Greensboro Sit-Ins.On Feb. 1, 1960, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical ...

While the movement achieved critical victories in securing legal rights and breaking down systemic injustice, it fell short ...

Boomers played a crucial role in this fight, marching in protests, participating in sit-ins, and advocating for desegregation in schools, buses, and public spaces. According to PBS, their actions ...

City Downtown Design Commission approved design plans for the Clara Luper Sit-In Plaza, moving it one step closer to reality ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream of equality for all. Behind the scenes, many people helped make that dream a reality.

The March on Washington inspired more than 250,000 people to head to our nation’s capital – and demand racial ...

How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his ...

Kristina Estle, director of the Underground Railroad Museum, wants area residents to remember and understand the cause that ...

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was in his mid-20s when he rose to prominence as the father of the American Civil Rights Movement. The late U.S. Rep John Lewis was just 21 years old when he became one of ...

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...