Civil Rights Movement

The Boston Celtics guard’s grandfather, John Hurst Adams, was ‘a pioneer in many ways,’ as a bishop, an outspoken activist and a college president

The photo of the Dallas Cowboys owner at a desegregation protest in 1957 is a reminder that even teenagers can be complicit in racism

In new book, a pioneering civil rights organizer recalls his days in the movement

The beloved ’80s show gets a reboot with an all-Black cast set in Alabama

Questlove premiered his documentary in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, where the festival was held in 1969

The decadeslong war against the group shows the desecration of children’s bones is no accident

After running several civil rights groups, Jordan became the ultimate Washington insider

Mayfield demurred when folks tried to label him a protest singer. Yet he never stopped producing politically charged tunes.

In the streets and on ‘Billboard,’ artists crafted a soundtrack to archive and document this summer’s latest iteration of the fight for Black lives

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