The reverberations of a split from the ADC influenced by a disagreement over Jackson's endorsement are still felt today.

This is an opinion column. It was two decades beyond the seminal protests, marches, attacks and sacrifices that secured equitable voting rights for Blacks — more than a decade after Shirley Chisholm’s ...

Autherine Lucy Foster's courageous fight for education at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement is celebrated with an honorary doctorate degree.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy. Starting Thursday, he lies in repose for ...