The 1965 March on Washington was a galvanizing moment for the American civil-rights movement of the ‘60s, but in terms of media coverage of American race relations of that era, it happened in the ...

In the mid-to-late 1950s, mobilizing a nonviolent protest was not quite as simple as propagating a hashtag. However, there were parallel methods of distribution of protest tactics, in this case ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In mainstream accounts of the Civil Rights ...

Humanities Nebraska will present an exclusive virtual Chautauqua July 30-31 with themes relating the 1950s to today as part of prelude activities for “The Fifties in Focus” Nebraska Chautauqua that ...

“Resemblance,” said Nevaeh Williams, fifth grader from Brandon Elementary, when asked why she drew a picture of Claudette Colvin, the American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement. “She was ...

Tom Ricks is one of the most distinguished war correspondents of our time. He covered the war in Iraq, among other conflicts, and has written many books. Now he has turned his experience to the ...