Greenberg’s richly detailed, moving biography tells the story of the exemplary life of the civil rights leader John Lewis, whose fierce dedication and political skills eventually earned him the ...

Opened in 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., tells America’s story through the lens of Black experience. That story, and the NMAAHC itself, is for ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer. On a Jan. 3 ...

In the latest Gabfest Reads, David talks with David Greenberg about his new biography, John Lewis: A Life. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be ...

When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

Donald Trump and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have rarely been viewed as kindred spirits. Certainly, not leaders with all that much in common. But on Monday, both will be honored by America.

The image of the writer’s grandmother in an Atlanta church invited him on a journey into family history.

The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.

Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the available government files related to King, including a trounce of files ...

Anthony Hopkins was well into his fifties when he became a Hollywood leading man, especially when he won the Oscar for Best ...

The Grammy Awards have had plenty of memorable moments in their more than 65 years of existence. Here are 10 of the most ...