2018 marks the 150th anniversary of a number of constitutional conventions in Southern states during Reconstruction. One lasting achievement was creating universal education systems.

Black Muslims have been an influential force in the prisoners' rights movement and criminal justice reform as early as the World War II era.

The writings of Martin Luther King, not so well known as his speeches and acts of civil disobedience, are a rich source for those researching his life.

Is it possible to have a fair trial or an impartial jury in an age when anyone is just a viral tweet or a Facebook search away?

Some of the first precedent-setting sexual harassment cases were filed by women who were African-American, working class, or both

Women leaders of the Civil Rights movement worked under the triple constraints of gender, race, and class. Their contribution hasn't gotten its due.

Like other African-Americans, Jeremiah B. Sanderson was intrigued by the new state of California—a free state that promised economic and social opportunity.

Lyndon B. Johnson called upon the wealthiest nation in the world to do something for those left behind.

Rosa Parks shook the world of Jim Crow by refusing to give up her seat to a white man on her way home from work.

Americans have turned to street protests to achieve their political goals—while critics have warned that this kind of public action won’t change anything.