King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

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.

SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison Tuesday morning based on ...

The commutation, praised by advocates who say Peltier was a political prisoner, prompted criticism from some who say Peltier ...

Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after then-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.

SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after ...

Malcolm X had been a public critic of King and rejected the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s direction on race relations.