In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

After the American Civil War, many southern states retained racist rules and systems. The 1896 Supreme Court ruling allowing segregation was not successfully challenged until 1954. The fight for ...

His death helped mobilize the civil rights movement. A new telling of the story of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi—carried out by the Klan and ...

Through mentorship, education and example, they help ensure continuity in the civil rights movement while adapting to contemporary challenges. Modern civil rights leaders face unique challenges ...

The FBI declined ABC News' request for a comment. MORE: Selma's 'smallest freedom fighter' reflects on Civil Rights Movement 59 years later "Although granting Mr. Garvey’s clemency will help ...