Amelia Boynton Robinson, born in Savannah, Ga. is a civil rights icon who impacted the lives of people across the nation.

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were significant in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Peltier’s conviction stemmed from a confrontation that year on the Oglala Sioux Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., in ...

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released from a Florida prison Tuesday based on former President Joe Biden ...

Leonard Peltier left the prison Tuesday morning in an SUV, according to a prison official. He didn't stop to speak with reporters or his supporters outside the gates.

For nearly a century, civil rights activist Xernona Clayton has dedicated her life to serving her community. Clayton, 95, ...

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents, was released after Biden commuted his life sentence ...