Civil Rights Movement

In “Race-Conscious America,” Rep. John Faulkner examines America’s complicated racial history and argues that moving forward does not mean forgetting the injustices of the past.

On the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Rep. Kabir Karriem examines the legacy of the landmark law and argues that protecting voting rights remains one of America’s most important responsibilities.

In Holmes County, Mississippi, three very different people challenged segregation in dramatically different ways. Hartman Turnbow, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and journalist Hazel Brannon Smith never formed an alliance, but their courage helped transform one of Mississippi’s most entrenched systems of racial injustice into a turning point for American democracy.

On June 6, 1966, James Meredith started a solitary walk to fight white supremacy in the Deep South. When violence struck, thousands rose up to finish his journey.