Tapes reveal LBJ on civil rights
Over 800 hours of recently released of recordings from the Lyndon Johnson White House reveal how President John F. Kennedy's successor guided the country through the most difficult stages of the civil rights era.
Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater...
Rev. Jackson to call for commission on poverty
VIDEO - Jackson believes, "Every child in school should have reading glasses, hearing assistance and dental care right now. A veteran returning home should have a place to stay and medicine." ...
Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Voting Rights Act became law to end Jim Crow suppression of black voters, but today, the 46-year-old law has become a tactical arguing point in redistricting debates throughout the South...
Why Obama should come out for same-sex marriage
OPINION - The times demand concrete action, not symbolic gestures or rhetorical gymnastics...
Why African-Americans prefer post-1965 America
OPINON - According to Rick Santorum, things were just fine in the U.S. before the creation of the welfare state...
