Celebrity Profiles

Civil rights killings refer to the intentional taking of a person’s life because of their race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identi...

Ruby Bridges became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the American South when, at age six, she walked past protestors to attend W...

Rosa Parks (1913–2005) became a defining symbol of the U.S. civil rights movement on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, when she refused to surrender her bus seat to a...

Martin Luther King Jr. repeatedly described community as both a moral ideal and a practical necessity for justice. His words link shared humanity with shared responsibility, arg...

Across the United States and globally, symbols representing Martin Luther King Jr. communicate commitments to racial justice, equality, and nonviolent activism. These emblems, f...

Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist whose refusal to surrender her bus seat on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, became a defining moment in the American civil rights...

Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, at age six, becoming the first Black student to attend an all-white elementary scho...

The Loving case documentary explores the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision that invalidated bans on interracial marriage in the United States. Centered on Richard and Mildred...

Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most influential voices for civil rights and nonviolent change. His words continue to inspire movements for equality and justice worldw...