BY CHRISTOPHER WEBER AND TRAVIS LOLLER Updated 2:56 PM CDT, June 10, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil…
This summer marks 65 years since the start of the Biloxi Wade-ins, a significant moment in the civil rights movement here on the coast. "Stand up for…
The Ina Thompson Moss Point Library will be hosting a presentation on the Civil Rights Movement. The presentation will be on the Civil Rights Movement…
It’s been 60 years since the 1969 Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins and today on those same beaches there is a new historical exhibit to commemorate those times. The Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins were a Civil Rights Movement protest. African-Americans were not allowed…
Tonight the City of Biloxi shines a light on the struggle for equality right here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. More than 60 years ago, some brave men and women risked their lives to make a leisure enjoyed by many…
Historians say the wade-ins that broke out right on the beaches of Biloxi started the Civil Rights movement for Mississippi. A brand new exhibit at the Biloxi Public Library goes in depth about the battles that led to the desegregation…
There is a special tribute to Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks in Richmond, Virginia. The Greater Richmond Transit Center has reserved the first passenger seat on every bus in honor of Parks. In 1955, Parks refused to give up her…
This year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 86 years old, but even years after his death, Dr. King's message is still relevant today.
This year, Mississippi will celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Freedom Summer and remember how protests on the Coast helped promote equality for all.
Monday is a day of remembrance for the man who changed our society forever.
It’s been 50 years since civil rights activists descended on Mississippi for Freedom Summer.