Romas Šležas, a Lithuanian-born documentary filmmaker who helped capture the early American environmental movement and ...

Jacksonville has officially joined the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, with dozens of historical markers planned for the city. The markers will highlight significant locations from the Civil Rights Movement, ...

From the balcony of the Lorraine Motel to a small-town high school that changed American law, Tennessee’s Civil Rights landmarks trace the courage, sacrifice, and cultural power that reshaped a nation ...

Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi’s capital Kayla Randall | Digital Editor, Museums The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

While the story of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s is well known by all Americans, the decades preceding it remain a mystery to many. And while Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, ...

United States civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson has died “peacefully” at aged 84, according to his family. “His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shake a ...

The broadest Christian church fellowship in the United States will celebrate their 20th anniversary in Birmingham.

According to a new report, the United States federal government has taken a massive step back from its role in protecting civil rights across the country. On Thursday, the nonprofit Human Rights Watch ...

Mississippi's civil rights legacy includes pivotal events that fueled national action and landmark legislation. Key figures like Medgar Evers, James Meredith, and Fannie Lou Hamer advanced advocacy ...

A Banned Books Week event at state Rep. Angie Nixon’s coffee shop turned into a heated exchange Monday when critics showed up ...