By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent acts of civil disobedience ...

Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...

Hearing about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War. Learning how women nursed the wounded and sick. As part of the weekend event, Dr. Trevor Steinbach will present the ...

The Florida Civil Rights Museum held an inaugural fundraising gala Thursday night at Tallahassee State College’s Student Union Ballroom to honor 10 living legends and induct 22 leaders from the ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing is set to host a civil rights ... this is American history and we need to thoroughly ...

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NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - American Express (AXP.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it will pay about $230 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into alleged deceptive practices in ...

WASHINGTON – Newly released documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union confirm that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively considering proposals to expand its immigration ...

For the second consecutive time, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson has been nominated for the best history museum in the United States in USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards.Voting ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the International African American Museum is ... is not just about remembering the civil rights leader's legacy. The museum sees it as a day of service ...

“I can’t believe it came in fourth,” said Mac Smith of Starkville. “It should be number one.” Smith believes the MS Civil Rights Museum is a go-to destination and should have ranked higher last year.

T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA Underground Railroad Museum Director Kristina Estle poses ... rights under the law in the United States. The Civil War officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t end ...