Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

Tears and laughter flowed freely Sunday at the Jackson Revival Center as family, friends and officers said goodbyes to Hinds County Deputy Martin Shields Jr.

The Central District commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Transportation challenged students and faculty at ...

To people who happen to be admirers of Spanish Civil War literature, Jackson as the headquarters of the Mississippi ... Luther King as “the Rev. Dr. Extremist Agitator Martin Luther King, Jr ...

Two years ago, a fire destroyed the historic Camden home where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived as a student. Pastor Amir Khan, president of New Beginnings Behavioral Health, is restoring ...

As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...