“If I offend anyone, I don’t understand why,” says Sons of Confederate Veterans leader
Civil Rights
‘We Have Not Come This Far Alone’
On the occassion of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the Harvard historian marks how far the distance we’ve come–and the lengths left to go
Federal Court Rules: Police Need Warrant To Use GPS
Authorities hoping to use tracking devices on suspect vehicles will need a judge’s permission
Justice Department To Sue N.C. on Voting Laws
Voter ID at issue in lawsuit expected Monday
University of Alabama Integrates Sororities
Persistent relic of segregation ends as black women join white Greek organizations
University of Alabama Moves to End Segregated Sorority System
After more than a century of discrimination – and a week of bad publicity – the school will allow black women to join white sororities
Sorority Turns Down Black Applicant, Then Turns on Itself
Sorority members allege that alums prevented a vote on a black applicant
The Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
On September 15, 1963, two and a half weeks after Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, a dynamite bomb set by members of the Ku Klux Klan erupted, just as twenty six children walked into the basement assembly room of the …
Klan Bombing Victim’s Dad Freed From Jail
Chris McNair was jailed in 2006 in relation to a corrupt $3 billion sewer project in Alabama’s Jefferson County
Were You, or Was Someone You Know, at the 1963 March on Washington?
Were you, or was someone you know, at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963? If you have any photos or stories from the event that you’d like to offer for possible inclusion in a special online …
Harvesting Labor Rights: Chavez’s UFW At 50
On September 30, 1962, legendary Chicano civil rights activist Cesar Chavez founded what would become the United Farm Workers of America—and with migrant labor a focus of the U.S. political debate, the UFW’s 50th anniversary is …
Occupy Wall Street, One Year Later: Protesters Return to the Movement’s Roots
One year after the movement took hold in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators took to the streets Monday to prove their message still lives on.
Chicago Teachers Go on Strike For First Time in 25 Years
Chicago public school students returned to classes Wednesday after a seven-day teachers’ strike saw 29,000 educators and staff members take to the picket lines, battling the city over employment contracts.