John Lewis, born February 21, 1940, in Pike County, Alabama was an American Civil Rights Leader and politician.Lewis, the son ...

It goes without saying that Barack Obama is one of the most popular and famous politicians in American politics. Before his ...

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

Dr. Marveta Ryan-Sams, coordinator of the Pan-African Studies Program, was in attendance of the Lunch and Learn. The ...

As part of the successful effort to advance racial equality, many mass gatherings and actions were performed over the ...

John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...

Miller Green was a Freedom Rider, a group that challenged segregation on interstate transit in the face of violence and arrest. He shared his story at a Black History celebration in the south suburbs.

The second film in ARC’s Black Voices Movie Series, “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” directed by Dawn Porter, airs tonight at 7 p.m. at the United Theatre. It offers a glimpse ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris is to receive the NAACP ‘s Chairman’s Award during the civil rights ...

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Dennis Quaid, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin, have played former presidents in ...

Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, recalls the momentous sit-in that ignited a nationwide civil rights movement as he ...