As a teen raised in the Rust Belt in the 1960s, Alan Cashaw wasn't blind to the fact racism existed. But he also knew freedom ...

In the '60s, booking music acts in the South was a dicey affair due to horrific Jim Crow-era laws discriminating against ...

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

In 1947, under President Truman, George F. Kennan formulated the “containment” policy of preventing any expansion of the Soviet Union or its influence. It became “the basic United States strategy for ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

The holiday is also an appropriate introduction to Black History Month, officially designated as February. On April 4, 1968, ...

Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, convened a panel of civil rights leaders last month to assail President ...

Besides marrying Bryan Boroughs, the Truman Scholarship “was probably the single most ... Her experience on the Roof trial ...

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end ...

With roots dating back to 1854, UNB’s Civil Engineering department has a long and prestigious history. Our graduate program has helped hundreds of students cement the necessary engineering skills to ...

His credo is the Bill of Rights (still a very revolutionary document), the Roosevelt Bill of Human Rights, the Truman Civil Rights Program, and all legislation stemming from them.