On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer Baptist ...

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

An effort to preserve civil rights heritage sites and share stories of the past with communities in order to keep the history ...

Though Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially recognized on Monday, students, staff and community members gathered in ...

The New Hanover County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted their annual Martin Luther King Jr.

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium is working to expand tourism to historic civil rights churches ...

Dedicated to preserving the rich history of the civil rights movement in Florida, the museum ensures that the courage and ...

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

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power ...

Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a community-engaged learning trip led by the Swearer Center and in partnership with ...