Rejecting prevailing views of the movement as either exemplary or ineffectual, Brandon M. Terry offers a bold new vision of ...
Young ran for Congress, winning in 1972 before being appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.
Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young settled into the role of doing the “dirty work” right away when he began working for the ...
In this new age of artificial intelligence, social media and news that is no longer fact-checked for its veracity, there’s something to be said about sitting quietly with a good book. As the nation ...
ATLANTA — Georgia was at the center of the fight for civil rights and throughout the decades, WSB has been committed to covering the movement. Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would ...
They didn't hold high public office, they didn't fight wars and they didn't possess vast wealth and riches. Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most iconic ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been dead almost 60 years, but his philosophy — his lifelong commitment to "nonviolent direction action" to effect political change — remains relevant as a playbook for ...
His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long deserved a much more respected place in the history of the Civil Rights ...
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Movement March was held Monday in south Bethlehem. Just before noon, marchers braved frigid temperatures to walk from the Comfort Suites on West Third ...
Lionel Richie opened up about growing up during the civil rights movement in an interview with The Guardian on Oct. 4.
Lionel Richie says his parents stopped him from marching with Martin Luther King Jr. The singer recalled "longing to be part of" the civil rights movement in his youth. Richie's parents forbade him ...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - More than a half-century after his death, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lives on. Across the Lehigh Valley, various organizations commemorated King on Martin Luther King Day, ...