The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of ...

On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...

Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, the SPLC honors 40 civil rights martyrs with a ceremony focused on today’s fight to preserve ...

On March 7, 1965, a pivotal moment in American history unfolded as Black civil rights activists faced brutal violence while ...

Assaults on our democracy are not new, but thanks to those brave foot soldiers 60 years ago we have the tools to fight them.

Sixty years ago, civil rights leaders and nonviolent activists tried to march from Selma to Montgomery in the fight for the ...

To commemorate the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Rep. Terri Sewell introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Christburg was eight years old when Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to lead hundreds in a march from Selma to ...

These 10 remarkable individuals are upholding John Lewis' tradition of making “good trouble” in the name of securing voting ...

The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans ...

The bloody images of that day shared around the world helped to contribute to the larger movement’s achievement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, marking a pivotal turning point for racial ...