Those of us who were born that year were young enough to see a new world, old enough to feel, if not experience the old one.

Among the most famous athletes to emerge from the soil of Mobile were Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige, Football Hall of Fame ...

Malcolm X had emerged as a revolutionary working-class leader who was looked to by growing numbers of fighters against Jim ...

Here’s a look at the Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that killed four African American girls during church services in 1963. September 15, 2013, marked the 50th anniversary of the bombing. Facts ...

Many local authorities are increasing the use of bailiffs to chase council tax arrears - just months ahead of new rules to ...

Willie Pearl Mackey King had no idea the scraps scattered across an SCLC office floor would become one of the most important writings in American history. Sixty-three years later, a new foundation is ...

A Spider-Man cosplayer has gone viral over the weekend, living up to the hero he portrays by punching racist Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang at a protest event in Minneapolis. In videos of the incident, the ...

Associated PressPrayer protest in Birmingham May 5, 1963. Cop leader “Bull” Connor had ordered firemen to turn high-power hoses on marchers, but some balked. Connor had to allow the protest. The ...

A split among protest groups has led to dueling rides, which combine nudity and cycling in the name of change. A split among protest groups has led to dueling rides, which combine nudity and cycling ...

After a midday lull, Madison protesters returned to Baldwin and Williamson. Demonstrators set a series of fires in the street overnight, according to police. Protesters have gathered near the ...

On May 14, 1963, the Louisville Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance banning racial discrimination at public businesses — a move that earned the city national praise. A New York Times piece ...