As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented ...

Essential books about racism for all readers When it comes to understanding race and social justice in this country, authors ...

A new course in the Graduate School of Education is bringing an innovative approach to teaching Black history to educators by ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

They believe the disparity could lead to the bullying and isolation of non-Christian students, undermine church-state ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

Music clearly played a starring role in the civil rights movement ... of songs related to the civil rights movement produced ...

Their “jail no bail” tactic dramatized their moral commitment and changed the direction of the civil rights movement ... S.C., one of five children of Walter B. and Fannie (Little) Gaither.