civil rights

On Juneteenth we look back at the fight for civil rights in America. Historian Peniel E. Joseph discusses his new book Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution." He reflects on the power of protest and community organizing and how segregationists and other bigots in power were pushed out of the way. And what this means today.

In recent months the United States has witnessed a resurgence of protesters taking to the streets calling for change on social, political and environmental issues. These marchers are walking in the footsteps of other protesters who fought for civil rights, labor and peace. What makes a protest successful? How can a mass demonstration lead to substantial and long-lasting change. We discuss "A Protest History of the United States" by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall.

A new opera tells the story of the Black women who organized in Alabama leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott.

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

The Department of Labor is accepting public comment on the proposed rule through Jan. 17.

UnidosUS and a coalition of other left-leaning groups say Latino voters in 10 key states, including Texas, didn't swing as far to the right in last week's election as some other exit polls suggested.

Artist Christopher Blay transforms a transit bus from the 1970s into a monument telling visitors about the importance of buses during the Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. called civil rights pioneer, the Rev. James Lawson, the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence.

A new book by Larry Tye -- The Jazzmen -- traces how the popularity of musicians Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie affected the civil rights movement.

A coalition of 35 organizations kicked off a campaign against SB 4, Texas' new border enforcement law. A series of protests are scheduled to take place in major Texas cities over the next few weeks.