The Violence Leading to the Birmingham Church Bombing
The Birmingham Church Bombing anniversary is a time to reflect on the racial violence inherent at the time and how it relates today.
read moreThe Birmingham Church Bombing anniversary is a time to reflect on the racial violence inherent at the time and how it relates today.
read moreUnequal access to public beaches and pools spurred a form of civil disobedience called wade-ins that would help desegregate the country.
read moreAn activist since she was a teen and a supporter of the civil rights, anti-war, and Black Power movements, Angela Davis has been integral in the fight for social justice.
read moreDe facto residential segregation is increasing today, creating segregated hospitals, schools, and transportation systems—the very things permitted by Plessy v. Ferguson.
read moreThe Fair Housing Act broke down barriers in the housing market, but over a century of discriminatory practices continue to linger.
read moreIn the age of growing voter suppression, understanding the history of the Voting Rights Act is critical in ensuring access.
read moreMalcolm X was a major figure of the Civil Rights Movement who promoted Black nationalism, self-defense, and liberation before his assassination in 1965. His life, legacy, and death are still remembered more than 50 years later.
read moreThe legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been whitewashed and gentrified. To honor him, we must remember him in his entirety and not just what’s been deemed “appropriate.”
read moreCOINTELPRO, a series of covert and illegal initiatives by the FBI, and its impact on Black activism in the 1960s.
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