Credit is finally going where it’s due. The song “We Shall Overcome” has left an indelible mark on American culture. Part gospel hymn, part protest anthem of the civil rights movement, the origin of ...

In 1962, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Cincinnati to speak at a banquet for friend and fellow civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth. Hotels were filled, so Shuttlesworth, the pastor of ...

It is not a marching song. It is not necessarily defiant. It is a promise. The Inspiring Force Of 'We Shall Overcome' The Inspiring Force Of 'We Shall Overcome' As the nation marks the 50th ...

I spoke with someone recently who informed me that it was considered inappropriate, by their racial justice group, for white people to sing the social-justice anthem “We Shall Overcome.” As a ...

Civil rights activist, Louise Shropshire gets her just due decades later. For decades, activists have tried to get Louise Shropshire the credit she deserves for the famous civil rights song ...

The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic ...

In 1962, Martin Luther King Jr. came to Cincinnati to speak at a banquet for friend and fellow civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth. Hotels were filled, so Shuttlesworth, the pastor of Revelation ...