Jul 18 Watch 11:04 John Lewis ‘was prepared to die’ for freedom long ago, say friends As the nation mourns the loss of American hero and Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis, his friends and colleagues remember him as a towering figure who was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom and equality. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 4:20 Remembering the life and legacy of John Lewis By PBS NewsHour Rep. John Lewis, a Civil Rights hero, died of pancreatic cancer Friday night. A supporter of civic engagement, including the ongoing global Black Lives Matter protests, Lewis had been beaten and arrested several times during the Civil Rights Movement. Known… Continue watching
Jul 17 Reverend C.T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, dies at 95 By Desiree Seals, Michael Warren, Associated Press The Rev. C.T. Vivian has died at the age of 95. Vivian was an early ally of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal campaigns in the civil rights movement and then spent decades advocating for justice and… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:53 What the 1960s can teach us about modern-day protests We know from history that both peaceful and violent demonstrations can change the political landscape. Omar Wasow, an assistant professor in the politics department at Princeton University, studies the history and political effects of protest. He joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Feb 27 Sanders pitches black voters on ideas and history, not faith By Elana Schor, Associated Press While he's not as vocal as some Democratic rivals who tout their faiths as influencing their agendas, Sanders has talked more about his Jewish identity recently and tied it to his vow to fight discrimination in all forms. Continue reading
Apr 02 With heart and soul, this exhibit expands how we see civil rights-era America By Elizabeth Flock "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983” features more than 60 black artists who illuminated that incendiary era with electrifying works. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:56 50 years on, Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy lives out loud By PBS NewsHour On April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. -- in Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers -- was shot to death on a hotel balcony. What followed was a national reckoning and the greatest wave of social… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 6:19 Photos show undeniable history of the civil rights movement By PBS NewsHour A new photo exhibit captures a crucial period in the civil rights movement through the work of nine photographers. Special correspondent David C. Barnett of WVIZ/PBS Ideastream reports from the Maltz Museum in Cleveland. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 6:01 For black Americans, era since civil rights movement brought success and vulnerability By PBS NewsHour It’s the best of times and worst of times for black Americans, says Henry Louis Gates Jr. He joins Jeffrey Brown to preview the PBS mini-series “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise,” and discuss both great gains and… Continue watching
Apr 29 Column: This little known site is the birthplace of the student civil rights movement By Jeff Feinstein The Moton Museum in Farmville, Virginia, recently commemorated the 65th anniversary of the 1951 Moton Student Strike. A few years after the strike, Moton High provided a majority of the plaintiffs in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education school… Continue reading