At 13 years old, Hezekiah Watkins became the youngest Freedom Rider in the country. In Jackson, he was arrested alongside dozens of other civil rights activists. Now, ...

When civil rights activists needed a champion, Norman Francis was there, longtime friend Edwin Lombard remembers.

How a southern segregationist group took action to slow the growth of the civil rights movement. How the White Citizen Council, a southern segregationist group, exploited Black Southerners and took ...

Dr. Norman Francis, former HBCU president and influential leader in education and banking, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 94 on February 18, 2026.

Norman C. Francis was one of the most influential New Orleanians of the past century. These five moments and memories help ...

THE CITY OF LIPSCOMB IS SET TO HOLD ITS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW. ALL THIS MONTH WE’RE RECOGNIZING ALABAMIANS WHO BROKE BARRIERS AND RAISED THE BAR FOR EVERYONE. ONE OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — “On the front lines of change.” That was the message Thursday night in Evansville as a Freedom Rider ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — “On the front lines of change.” That was the message Thursday night in Evansville as a Freedom Rider shared his story with students at Bosse High School. At just 13, Hezekiah ...

Stanley Nelson’s Emmy Award winning documentary recounts the organization, intentions and lasting influence of mostly young college students who challenged segregation in the Deep South in 1961.

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - As America turns 250 this year, the Gregg County Historical Museum brings us a slice of Americana: the rodeo. We get a sneak peek at their coming exhibit, “Where Freedom Rides ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Beginning Wednesday, Texas families can apply for the new Education Freedom Accounts (ESAs), a program that allows parents to use state funds for private school tuition or other ...