Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of ...

The government eventually settled a civil rights lawsuit ... of homes to keep African American homeowners in the ghetto. Some 15 years after the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966, public housing ...

A new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection ... Nelson (Firelight), documenting pivotal moments in the 20th century civil rights movement— along with articles, digital shorts and original features ...

Aretha Franklin grew up in 1950s Detroit, surrounded from childhood by the now-famous faces of the civil rights movement ... face - and voice - for African American civil rights throughout ...

The first civil rights movement was about getting Black people out of the back of the bus. It was about breaking down segregation in all aspects of American life. The second civil rights movement ...