BEDFORD, Pennsylvania (AP) - A judge dismissed the gravest charges against a man accused of gunning down a civil rights activist during a confrontation in rural Pennsylvania with a group of protesters en route from Milwaukee to…
In the 1960s, health care in the Mississippi Delta was sparse and much of it disconnected. Some hospitals were dedicated to black patients, but they often struggled to stay afloat. At the height of the civil rights movement, young black…
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"We as a state are not yet behind us and we have to work together to act so that everyone is protected," Corvus told the News Register"And the best way to get through this together and keep everyone safe is to keep…
BY GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETYATLANTA - The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) announced that it has received a total of $ 85,000 from the Rich Foundation to help expand the Georgia Civil Rights Trail in the…
The White House has just announced new candidates for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.As reported by HuffPost, the Selectees will be the first on this committee.The Audit Committee was originally…
The Audit Committee is tasked with re-examining unsolved cases from the 1950s and 1960sThe White House has just announced new candidates for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.As reported by HuffPost, the Selectees will be the…
On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers was shot dead in the driveway of his Jackson home. On Saturday, friends and family gathered in the same driveway to remember him. "Medgar Evers represented greatness and put his life…
SAVANNE - The Georgia Historical Society recently announced the unveiling of a new historical marker in Chatham County to commemorate Bynes-Royall Funeral Home Inc., Savannah."The Bynes-Royall Funeral Home…