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TV's rise, Cold War tensions, McCarthyism, the Space Race, and the Civil Rights Movement's beginnings, including landmark desegregation rulings.

Four young girls -- Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, all 14, and Carol Denise McNair, just 11, -- were killed. More than 20 others were injured at the scene.

On Tuesday, the African American Historical Society of Irmo unveiled a new historical marker for local civil rights hero, the ...

The practices that had sustained Black business districts under segregation — captive markets, enforced proximity, and a ...

Despite efforts to restrict the teaching of Black history, civil rights veterans are crafting college courses for educators to share.

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 ...

The sit-in led to the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which became a key part of the student ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out across the country this week to protest President Donald Trump's administration and to honor the legacy of one of the nation's most enduring ...