The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.” Yet, as a historian who studies social movements and political change, I ...

Legal progress like that celebrated on Juneteenth went hand in hand with a growing sense of agency.

ATLANTA - Civil rights legend and former mayor Andrew Young visited scholars at a northwest Atlanta literacy camp Tuesday to ...

WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path. This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

America has a serious problem, as evidenced by multiple school shootings and a political assassination all within the span of two weeks. What’s less obvious is that the lessons of history give us the ...

My life doesn't include a lot of trappings. The life of a pastor and civil rights activist isn't a glamorous one - at least it shouldn't be. I didn't wake up one morning and declare, "From now on, ...

In the early 20th century, many African Americans tried to escape Southern racism by moving north. Between 1910 and 1930, African-American migration to Ohio swelled the state’s cities. Columbus saw an ...

The tour company Road Scholar launched two new U.S. Civil Rights Movement trips for 2027, timed to the 10th anniversary of ...