The civil rights movement’s commitment to nonviolence wasn’t just moral but also strategic, based on a calculation of how the ...

Bayard Rustin and his contributions to the modern civil rights movement deserve all the praise. The godfather of the movement was born on March 17, 1912, and should be celebrated as a history maker, ...

Many moments helped shape the Civil Rights Movement, but one event is credited with transforming it. On Aug. 28, 1963, more than a quarter-million people marched in Washington, D.C., demanding justice ...

the August 28, 1963. The sound of 260,000 people marching filled the air in Washington DC, marching for justice, freedom, and an end to racial segregation. People were sick and tired of being sick and ...