When officials denied that he was a citizen, Wong Kim Ark took his case to the Supreme Court and won. Today, that decision is the focus of debate over who can be an American.

Today in Alexandria, the Oswald Durant Center and Annie B. Rose House bear the names of these two civil rights leaders.

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a ...

An effort in Congress to honor Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks could make Dec. 1 a new federal holiday. Members of the ...

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

From massive protests against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1960s to the fight against police brutality, African Americans have advocated for equality for decades. In the ...

The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.

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ABC 33/40 is taking time to honor the achievements and legacies of African Americans for Black History Month.Each day we will ...

Rosa Parks would have turned 112 this weekend. Twenty years after her death, her legacy in the face of Jim Crow laws and her dedication to non-violent civil rights change is continuing to be honored.

New laws being introduced by Labour to crack down on water company pollution won’t protect National Parks from toxic sewage spills, campaigners have warned. On Tuesday, MPs will hold their final ...