Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

As part of the 1964 Freedom Summer civil rights project, the first Freedom Schools aimed at fostering political and community engagement were founded in Mississippi. Three decades later, the ...

Levy became involved in the Civil Rights Movement while attending college at Antioch University in 1957. He later met Freedom Summer organizers at Queens College and joined their campaign to ...

The CDF Freedom Schools is still looking to secure a facility before the summer begins. Once the building is secured, the CDF Freedom School will accept up 40 students — who the program refers ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was active in Mississippi and was met with violence among other opposition as it fought oppression.

A look at the Freedom Summer's 60th anniversary Three foot soldiers of the "Freedom Summer Project" civil rights movement sat down with DeMarco Morgan to reflect on their experiences during the ...

Education Education Lab Local News Northwest WA Freedom Schools program connects students to civil rights legacy Aug. 26, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 26, 2024 at 6:00 am By Denisa R. Superville ...

Freedom Summer is just one aspect of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, a historical trail that commemorates significant sites related to the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

The convention was "a pivotal moment in civil rights history, playing a crucial part in challenging racial segregation and standing as the defining event of Freedom Summer," according to a news ...

As Democrats rally in Chicago around Kamala Harris, civil rights veterans will mark the 60th anniversary of history-changing testimony at a past convention in Atlantic City, N.J.

During a 1964 effort to register Black people to vote, known as Freedom Summer, the Ku Klux Klan killed three civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Miss. In this special “Post Reports ...

A mug shot of civil rights activist and politician John Lewis, following his arrest in Jackson, Mississippi for using a restroom reserved for ‘white’ people during the Freedom Ride ...