16 Lesser-Known Quotes From Influential Civil Rights Leaders. Jillian Wilson. Updated Wed, January 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM UTC. 4 min read.

NEW YORK -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Now, more than half a century after his death, we take a look back at inspiring quotes from the civil rights leader ...

The civil rights leader led a march through Howard Beach, Queens, after a white mob beat three Black men. Ben Crump Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a press conference outside the federal courthouse ...

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

Her work went beyond the picket lines. In 1939, Moreno pulled together the El Congreso de Pueblos de Habla Española, the first time Latino civil rights leaders from across the country gathered to ...

Although she is best known for being the wife of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King was a trailblazer in her own right in the fight for equality and ending ...

But many leaders, including King’s own family, see the juxtaposition as a poignant contrast and a chance to refocus the work of advancing civil rights in a new political era.

The leaders described President Trump’s actions as a clear attempt to attack communities of color. By Erica L. Green A group of Black and Latino civil rights leaders has condemned President ...

16 Lesser-Known Quotes From Influential Civil Rights Leaders Inspirational messages and thoughts from leaders including Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis and other trailblazers. By Jillian Wilson ...

FILE – Maya Wiley, CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, speaks at a press conference to call to re-up broad support for a package of bills in key voting rights bills, on ...

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office. People attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial marking MLK Day ...

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office . Jan. 18, 2025 at 10:01 pm Updated Jan. 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm . By . MATT BROWN.