Survivor of 1963 '4 Little Girls' church bombing seeks funds
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The lone survivor of a notorious 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four black girls is seeking millions in compensation and says she won't accept a top congressional award to honor the victims...
Bill Russell: Jackie Robinson was my hero
VIDEO - Former NBA player Bill Russell appeared on a recent taping on 'Melissa Harris-Perry' to talk about Jackie Robinson and the impact he had in his life...
What infamous civil rights cases need closure?
OPINION - America’s civil rights history evokes a sense of pride and accomplishment, given the hard-fought battles waged in the courtroom and in the streets, and those who were maimed and martyred in the process...
Ala. legislature votes to pardon Scottsboro Boys
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has voted to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, more than 80 years after the nine young black men were convicted by all-white juries of raping two white women...
Revisiting MLK's death 45 years later
OPINION - Two years after their re-discovery, restored video footage of Dr. King’s convicted assassin, James Earl Ray, in custody in Memphis as well as on trial, have been released just in time for the 45th anniversary of Dr. King’s murder. ..
MLK thank-you letter to officer for sale
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A dealer of rare historic documents is selling a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a Philadelphia police officer who was assigned to protect him...
Would Frederick Douglass still be a Republican?
OPINION - This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to use his name as some kind of political racial shield...
Olen Burrage, suspect in 1964 Klan slayings, dies
PHILADELPHIA, Mississippi (AP) - Olen Burrage, who was acquitted in the case of three civil rights workers killed by Ku Klux Klansmen in Mississippi in the 1960s, has died. He was 82...
'Bloody Sunday' bridge named national landmark
theGRIO REPORT - The location is one of 13 new sites to receive federal recognition, including the home of Uncle Tom's Cabin author Harrier Beecher Stowe and Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson N.J., which once served as a home-field to Negro League baseball teams...
Bill would posthumously grant freedom to NH slaves
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A supporter of a New Hampshire bill that would posthumously grant the request of 20 African slaves who petitioned for their freedom during the Revolutionary War says it's never too late to right a wrong...
