The Underground Kitchen That Funded the Civil Rights Movement
By Jessica Gringrich | Atlas Obscura ON DECEMBER 5, 1955, FOUR days after Rosa Parks was…
Civil Rights Movement
The Unsolved Mystery of the First People Killed During the Civil Rights Movement
By Erin Blakemore | History It was a double celebration: Christmas, and the Moores’…
Voting barriers in the 21st century
Civil rights advocates protesting against discriminatory voting laws in 1964. BY…
R.I.P. Don Hogan, 79, lauded photographer of Civil Rights Era
by Niraj Chokshi via nytimes.com The photographer Don Hogan Charles in New York in the…
She breaks barriers
BY Keisha Bell Have you ever wondered if there is a purpose to your life? Are there…
The FBI and the Mischaracterization of Bayard Rustin
From left to right: Bayard Rustin, Andrew Young, Representative William Fitts Ryan…
When ‘Miss’ Meant So Much More: How One Woman Fought Alabama — And Won
BY CAMILA DOMONOSKE, NPR June 1963. Gadsden, Ala. Mary Hamilton, 28, stood in a…
In 1956, the racist governor of Mississippi started a secretive commission to fight integration
Abetting murder was among the misdeeds The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission is…
Revisiting the Civil Rights Movement in new photo book by Steve Schapiro
Written by Miss Rosen | Featureshoot.com James Baldwin joined the fight for equality in…
Remembering Beaches as Battlegrounds for Civil Rights
Linda Poon | CITYLAB In 1960, black protesters in Biloxi, Mississippi, were attacked…
On The Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Assassination, the FBI Gets A History Lesson
Ellen McGirt, Fortune Yesterday was the anniversary of the assassination of Martin…
The ‘Power of Song’ more relevant than ever
BY ALLEN A. BUCHANAN, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – Most mature adults and seasoned…
Community choir serving on MLK Day
Photo courtesy of the Spirit of the Tampa Bay Community Choir BY JEFFREY…
50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act discussion
BY PUNEET SANDHU, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – The Florida Holocaust Museum continues…