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...
Harriet Tubman to receive a National Monument
TRAVEL -- The sequester may have shut down White House tours, but it hasn't stopped the president from opening up a new national park...
Melissa Harris Perry: Pardon the Wilmington 10
VIDEO - On Saturday, Melissa Harris Perry used her weekly "letter" to address out-going North Carolina Governor Bev Purdue. Her request? Pardon the Wilmington 10 ...
Frederick Douglass statue headed to Capitol's Emancipation Hall
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a bill that will send a statue of legendary abolitionist leader Frederick Douglas to the visitors center at Emancipation Hall...
Sen. Robert Byrd sought civil rights FBI files
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd obtained secret FBI documents about the civil rights movement that were leaked by the CIA and triggered an angry confrontation between the two agencies in the 1960s, according to newly released FBI records...
Slideshow: The 10 most memorable presidential campaigns
SLIDESHOW - From George Washington to Barack Obama, America has had 44 presidents, which means 44 presidential campaigns -- some more memorable than others...
Memorial to King honors entire 'movement'
OPINION - At the helm of the civil rights movement, King called into question what citizenship meant if it was not extended on an equal basis to all Americans...
