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More than $ 2.8 million in civil rights-related historic sites in Alabama is awarded to Alabamas News Leader

PINE BELT, miss. (WDAM) - Wednesday afternoon, a group of students and teachers, mostly from California, met the Dahmer family while on a civil rights tour of the south. Jeff Steinberg founded the 'Sojourn to the Past' tour to provide a…

Amongst the murals that dot the city, Atlanta’s civil rights legacy is anchored by King’s huge shadow. But it is also the home of some of America’s leading historical Black colleges, as well as Black museums like the APEX and the Herndon…

Lee Sentell says the idea for "The Official United States Civil Rights Trail" arose out of a conversation he had with the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice, led. "She said people don't know the story," said Sentell. “If…

The house is small, shabby, boarded up, and surrounded by tall grass. A blue tarpaulin covers the roof. The wooden facade is weathered gray from the elements, there are only a few paint splinters left. This…

Deborah Douglas lived in parallel worlds for almost a year. During the week she taught journalism classes at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. When she wasn't teaching, she got on a plane or rental car to explore eight states and…

A year of Covid has pushed civil rights into the spotlight as never before. As fundamental freedoms to go outside and gather have been suspended, people have nonetheless taken to the streets to protest against racial inequality and the…

DETROIT - Detroit's significant role in the growth of the civil rights movement was recognized by the National Park Service when five locations were added to the National Register of Historic Places.Birwood Wall, the New Bethel Baptist…

Detroit's significant role in the rise of the civil rights movement was recently recognized by the National Park Service with the listing of five historic local sites linked to the struggle for equality and the black community in the 20th…

NEW YORK - On his first official trip as Ambassador to the United States, Gilad Erdan toured civil rights landmarks in South Carolina and Alabama, meeting black community leaders in the process to expand the reach of Israel for…