Founder of Chicago's DuSable Museum dies
CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama said in a statement that Burroughs was "widely admired for her contributions to American culture as an esteemed artist, historian, educator, and mentor."....
Ala. ex-trooper pleads in civil rights-era slaying
MARION, Ala. (AP) - The shooting death of Jimmie Lee Jackson inspired a Selma march that became known as 'Bloody Sunday'...
Fighting for the legacy of black Civil War vets
theGRIO REPORT - There's been a push among historians, descendants and others to ensure their contributions aren't forgotten...
Black SC Civil War vet honored with grave marker
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Almost 100 years after his death, a black Union Civil War vet from South Carolina finally has a veterans marker on his grave...
Missouri corrects record on 1923 college-town lynching
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Hundreds looked on as an angry mob dragged a black University of Missouri janitor from his jail cell in April 1923, publicly lynching him before he stood trial...
Mass. town makes peace with WEB Du Bois legacy
GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts (AP) - Since Du Bois' death in Ghana in 1963, the civil rights activist and scholar has drawn praise for his writings but scorn from residents...
Texas to celebrate area founded by black cowboys
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - The settlement was founded in large part by black cowboys, who were part of the Chisom Trail cattle drives...
Still no justice for civil rights-era rape victims
ATLANTA (AP) - Recy Taylor survived only to watch two all-white, all-male grand juries decline to indict the six white men who admitted to authorities that they assaulted her...
Till's murder still educates students about Civil Rights
VIDEO - Simeon Wright had no idea he would witness the kidnapping of the man whose murder launched the civil rights movement...
Civil Rights photographer exposed as FBI informant
VIDEO - Ernest Withers, one of the most recognized photographers from the civil rights movement, was doing double duty as an FBI informant according to recently released documents...
