Civil Rights

He was a master strategist in the movement, and one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most trusted deputies

With decades of perspective on athlete activism, the former sharpshooter talks candidly about today’s world

The Nation of Islam leader is admired for his message of self-reliance, and many look past his record of bigotry

Lewis’ journey from cotton sharecropper to Congress is retold in a new documentary

The meme is an example of how a man who stood for so much is still so grossly misappropriated

The ‘Afternoon of Jazz’ concert hosted by Jackie and his wife Rachel was a ‘jam session for civil rights’ and raised nearly $15,000

In three works, women weigh pursuing freedom against losing their families

He’s also got a new play, ‘Travisville,’ that examines the civil rights era in a small Texas town

Birmingham Civil Rights Museum and University of Alabama jointly produced the play

‘That Magic Johnson had done this was an inspiration to me,’ says Esparza, who also produced ‘Introducing Dorothy Dandridge’