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University of Texas at Austin Professor Peniel Joseph taught a class on the life and career of civil rights pioneer Ronald Walters. In 1958, Mr. Walters organized a desegregation sit-in and…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the Voting Rights Act and the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing to examine the use of facial recognition technology by the government and commercial entities and its impact on civil rights and liberties.…

Human Rights Campaign Legal Director Sarah Warbelow discussed efforts to amend civil rights laws to add protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Robert Brown talked about his book, You Can’t Go Wrong Doing Right: How a Child of Poverty Rose to the White House and Helped Change the World, in which he recalled his life and government…

Authors Jesse Jarnow (Wasn’t That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul of America), Tim Mohr (Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the…

Investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell talked about his 30-year career with the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger. The MacArthur “genius” grant winner described how he helped put in jail four Klansmen…

Narrated by actor Sidney Poitier, this tribute to civil rights leader Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was produced by the U.S. Information Agency. Mr. Wilkins was at the forefront of the civil…

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) led a group of Democratic and Republican senators in a commemorative reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Martin Luther King…

Kate Bahn of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Genevieve Wood of the Heritage Foundation discussed the gender pay gap.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered remarks at the annual “Bloody Sunday” commemorative service at the Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama.

Peniel Joseph talked about his book Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America, published by Holt. His book chronicles the history of the black power movement…

Journalist Jamie Stiehm and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 90th birthday by discussing King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and the August…

This film documents the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom,” a civil rights demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on May 17, 1957. Approximately 25,000 people gathered to mark the third…

In this session of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs national conference, panelists focused on countering hate, including anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia. Among the panelists…

Students for Liberty hosted their annual “LibertyCon” conference in Washington, D.C. This portion featured a discussion with University of Alabama history professor and Independent…

Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network hosted its annual breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Notable speakers included former Vice President Joe Biden, Martin Luther King…

University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Traci Parker talked about the lunch counter sit-ins that took place in the early 1960s as part of the civil rights movement. She described how…

Gary Younge talked about his book, The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream, in which he examines Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream Speech,” delivered during…

President Trump and Vice President Pence visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. monument in Washington, DC to honor the civil rights activist on the federal holiday marking King’s birthday.