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On the fifth anniversary of John Lewis' death, people across the nation are being called to action to engage in 'good trouble' protests. Here's everything to know in Tennessee.
'Filled with grief and devastation’ : Trump surveys Texas flood damage. Live updates ...
The ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ protests are the latest in a series of rallies conducted to challenge the Trump administration’s ...
The Edmund Perry Palmer Mansion was owned by a Civil Rights fundraiser and mortician. It burned down on July 8, according to ...
In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...
I had not yet been born in 1948, a year fraught with challenges to the voting potential of Black Americans. Just three years after the United States and its allies had declared victory over fascism ...
It's also used widely in federal civil rights litigation. Thomas' interpretation and feelings toward the 150-year-old law have been conveyed numerous times in past Court decisions.
The ENRICH African American Heritage Tour is a self-guided and mobile audio tour “celebrating the rich African American heritage embedded in the county’s cultural and physical landscapes.” ...
From the Anti-Masons to Elon Musk's new America Party, here's a look at how third parties have made their mark through ...
ROBERT B. ELLIOTT, / Of South Carolina, / DELIVERING HIS GREAT SPEECH ON “CIVIL RIGHTS” IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 6, 1874.]. In large white print beneath the illustration is an excerpt ...
April 4, 2017 - The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees, after Kimberly Hively sues Ivy Tech Community College for ...