Civil Rights

history-women

The 1950s are often simplified as a decade of domestic conformity, but for many women they were a time of decisive action and lasting influence. Behind the ideal of homemaking w...

civil-rights

Rosa Parks died on October 24, 2005, at age 92, confirming her enduring status as a pivotal symbol of the U.S. civil rights movement. Her refusal to surrender a bus seat in Mont...

biography

Rachel Robinson is a nurse, activist, and longtime steward of the legacy of her late husband, baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson. Her work in public health, civil rights, and phil...

people

Ruby Bridges is the name now most closely associated with the desegregation of elementary schools in the American South. In November 1960, as a six year old in New Orleans, Loui...

biography

Scott King is best known as the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. and a sustained force in civil rights and social justice advocacy. This profile explains her life, partnership wi...

Celebrity Profiles

Martin Luther King Jr. defines justice as the constant, principled commitment to fairness, equity, and law rooted in moral dignity and the welfare of every person. This evergree...

policy-and-regulations

The Equality Act 2025 refers to a proposed federal law that would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity across employme...

biography

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and died on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was an influential Baptist minister...

people

Franklin Douglas is the name of a historical American figure associated with the mid-20th century civil rights movement and broader struggles for equality in the United States....

people

Ruby Bridges Young is the name by which Ruby Nell Bridges is widely recognized following her marriage to Malcolm Hall and her continued activism. In 1960, at age six, she became...