In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

In 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his colleagues at the Southern ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, helped ...

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert III is offering a select group of high school students the opportunity to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a trailblazing civil rights activist with a soaring vision for a just America. As a Baptist ...

Charles Person was just 18 when he volunteered to join the Freedom Riders, who faced violent racism on their journey to ...

For Mr. Person, the campaign was an illustration of the power of nonviolence and collective action. It was also a deeply ...

The lawyers formally incorporated the SPLC in 1971, and civil rights activist Julian Bond was named the first president. Dees and Levin began seeking nationwide support for their work. People from ...

Andrew Young, a diplomat, civil ... in Alabama. A civil rights leader, diplomat, and politician he is. Young was a key ally of Martin Luther King Jr. and played a central role in such pivotal civil ...

Charles Person, known as the youngest of the original 13 Freedom Riders, has died at 82. He passed away peacefully at his ...

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy ...