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Most readers are familiar with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. They are less familiar with the 1957 Civil Rights Act.

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Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry offers a new way of thinking about what the leaders of that period achieved, what they lost, and why we should still have hope. We all know the mainstream history of ...

Cardi B recently celebrated how the progress that Black Americans have fought for continues to shape immigrant life in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Apr 10, 2025, 12:05pm EDT Martin Luther King waves to ...

Many moments helped shape the Civil Rights Movement, but one event is credited with transforming it. On Aug. 28, 1963, more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how we can advance opportunity in education. Oct 24, 2025, 01:23pm EDT Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down ...

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During this era, which rose to prominence in the 1950s, Black folks worked ...

The Davenport Civil Rights Traveling Exhibit, which was developed by the Putnam Museum, Davenport, will be featured on the ...