These back-to-back specials are hosted by Channel 2 anchors Lori Wilson and Fred Blankenship from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta.

An exhibit at the Minnetrista Museum & Gardens shares how 14-year-old Emmett Till's murder became a catalyst for the Civil ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the people and places that shaped the fight for civil rights. Across Georgia, historical markers are helping to tell those ...

In the Mileston community about 800 farmers had built up an independent way of living: their own crops, their own land, their ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A relative of Civil Rights hero Claudette Colvin reflects on her life and the impact the human rights activist had on the community. Claudette Colvin was only 15 years old when ...

In honor of Black History Month, civil rights authors Andrew Aydin (GRD ’12) and Edward Peeples explored their published works and articulated personal stories of activism within the civil rights ...

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...

Origins of the civil rights movement : 1865-1948 -- School desegregation and the Brown v. Board of Education decision : 1949-1954 -- Emmett Till case : 1955 -- Montgomery bus boycott : 1955-1957 -- ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — For more than a quarter century, Condra Ridley has brought history to life sometimes with a paper bus, often with a song, and always with a message of unity. Since 1999, ...

Partnership strengthens efforts to maintain historical records as funding decreases ...

Dick Gregory was a pioneer in social satire, using his comedy to address racial tensions in the US during the 1950s and 1960s, while also being a dedicated activist in the Civil Rights Movement.