Last month, a group from Martha Davis Baptist Church in Jefferson City embarked on a historic Civil Rights tour, visiting ...

The United States - champion of liberal democracy, cradle of individual freedom and standard-bearer of civil liberties - is ...

Park residents and officials gathered today to dedicate Unity Corner, a new Martin Luther King Jr. Park addition.

Walk through Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, from Montgomery to Selma, and experience the landmarks that shaped America’s path ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews responded to a structure fire in Grand Rapids on Friday night. It happened at Martin ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...

Globe Opinion asked readers and community members about their American identity. From pride to fear, here are some of the ...

In one of the most intense legislative sessions in recent years, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed President ...

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.

1922—Samuel L. Gravely is born. Gravely became the first African Amer­ican admiral in the United States Navy and the first ...

Martin Luther King Jr. spent much of his childhood in church and became a full-time pastor after graduate school.

In the repetitious cadence of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, “I have a dream” was followed by “one day.” Those two words, “one day,” made us look to the heavens with promise, hope and ...