civil rights movement

‘No Straight Lines’ Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed Talks About His Memoir and Leadership in a Changing South

In BET.com’s latest ‘Conversation With the Mayor’ Reed shares his vision for the future of Montgomery, ‘the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.’
12/07/2023

Birmingham Church Bombing 60 Years Later: Looking At the City From The Viewpoint of Those Impacted By It

In 1963 racists attacked a Baptist church in a town central to the Civil RIghts movement, now the mayor and the sister of one of the victims reflect on how far things have come.
09/15/2023

Biden To Establish National Monument Honoring Emmett Till And Mamie Till-Mobley

Till’s death and his mother’s activism was a catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement, now a monument to them will be erected.
07/24/2023

John Lewis Honored With A New Forever Stamp By The U.S. Postal Service

The Lewis forever stamp will be issued in July.
06/23/2023

Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray Receives NAACP LDF’s Lifetime Achievement Award

The 92-year old activist, state legislator, and preacher was honored for his numerous contributions to America’s most important civil rights battles.
05/05/2023

Alabama’s Black Belt, With Its Rich Civil Rights Legacy, Named National Heritage Area

The region played a central role in the Civil Rights Movement, from the Montgomery bus boycotts to the training of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen.
01/10/2023

Sister Of Girl Killed In 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Still Waiting For Compensation From State

Sarah Collins Rudolph was 12 when a KKK terrorist attacked killed four Black girls.
09/16/2022

Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Asks Court To Expunge Her 1955 Arrest

She refused to give up her seat on a bus before Rosa Parks ignited the civil rights movement.
10/27/2021

This Day in Black History: Aug. 6, 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law.
08/06/2021

This Day In Black History: Dec. 1, 1955

Rosa Parks is arrested.
12/01/2020

This Day in Black History: June 21, 1964

Three civil rights workers were killed by the KKK.
06/21/2020