Brother McNeil taught us that challenging history requires heroic acts by ordinary people,” Bishop William Barber II ...

In 1960, four Black students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. The protest and others like ...

While the Voting Rights Act was undoubtedly a singular achievement, it represented the culmination of a long struggle.

A single event didn’t define the American civil rights movement; it was a sustained, courageous fight for equality that spanned decades. At the heart of this movement were peaceful demonstrations, ...

Despite efforts to restrict the teaching of Black history, civil rights veterans are crafting college courses for educators to share.

HBCU civil rights trailblazer Major General Joseph McNeil passed away last week at age 83. McNeil was one of the ”A&T Four.” ...

Joseph McNeil, a courageous civil rights leader, was remembered at his alma mater of North Carolina A&T State University ...

Joseph A. McNeil’s legacy is a testament to the power of courage and conviction,” said Joseph McNeil Jr. “His impact on the ...

He and his classmates from a historically Black college in Greensboro, N.C., desegregated a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960 ...

Experts on political violence said the factors shaping the current moment are clear — and similar to those that shaped past ...

A Civil Rights icon who shaped history from a lunch counter in Greensboro has died. Major General Joseph McNeil, a Wilmington ...

A gathering at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute highlighted the ongoing fight for equal voting rights, honoring ...