Owen Junior College students who participated in sit-ins in the 1960s were recognized for their bravery on Wednesday. 65 ...

LeMoyne-Owen College recognized seven former students Wednesday for their key role in kickstarting the Civil Rights Movement ...

On March 11, 1961, a Civil Rights Movement sit-in was held at the Anna Maude Cafeteria in Oklahoma City.According to the ...

The peaceful sit-in, which lasted more than five months, sparked a wave of similar protests across the South and became a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. McNeil recently returned to ...

Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

laid the groundwork for future civil rights campaigns in the city and beyond. Believe it or not, St. Louis was home to sit-ins aimed at desegregation as early as 1944. The movement was spearheaded ...

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Gwangju, Tiananmen, Sidi Bouzid, Yangon, Bangkok, and Kyiv — these are just some places that have exemplified the efforts of ordinary people in their fight ...

Two men who worked at F.W. Woolworth together during the Civil Rights Movement met again Friday ... a few months after the sit-ins began. Bess was already a busboy when history was made that ...

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery march, a pivotal moment in the fight for voting ...

Their peaceful sit-ins at the F.W. Woolworth lunch counter ... “Florida has played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, and we need to understand that. We need to (be) aware of where ...

A production partly aimed at students that highlights Tampa’s history in the civil rights movement lands at a time when the ...