Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Girard College in Philadelphia in 1965, and the McAllister family are featured in a photo of that day ...

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...

Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on Tuesday urged the public to “keep ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights ...

These Black History Month quotes will move and motivate you!

Look back at the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's most memorable quotes, from Democratic National Convention speeches and more.

Music legend Stevie Wonder once shared a simple but lasting message: “We all have hearts... If you have a heart, love ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless wisdom, "The time is always right to do what is right," underscores the urgency of moral action over convenience. A pivotal leader in the American Civil Rights ...