Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Dies At 86
Claudette Colvin, who helped end racial segregation in the US by refusing to give up her bus seat to a…
Civil Rights Icon Dr. Hazel Dukes Laid To Rest In Harlem
Dr. Hazel Dukes' funeral was held Wednesday in Harlem, a final goodbye for a civil rights icon. A large crowd…
Renowned New York Civil Rights Advocate And NAACP Leader Hazel Dukes Dead At 92
Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, died Saturday…
Leader For Nonviolent Protest, Rev. James Lawson Jr Dies At 95
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities…
How the Black Church supported the Civil Rights Movement
Sixty years ago this month, 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and…