Voices of today's civil rights movement
Index of testimonials about social justice and activism by noted figures in the arts, business and politics
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Index of testimonials about social justice and activism by noted figures in the arts, business and politics
Fifty years ago, Congress delivered President Johnson a Civil Rights Bill, thanks in part to people like Viola Liuzzo
At 84, the woman President Obama stole his campaign slogan from — albeit in a different language — is still a giant in the fight against inequality
Clifford Alexander, who worked for President Lyndon Johnson, reflects on the past making the historic legislation law
Despite the positive sentiment, most say at least some racial discrimination still exists, a new CBS News poll shows
NYC violence now widely seen as spark of gay rights movement; panelists at commemoration see progress in years since, but also "alarming" backlash
Performers and women's rights activists celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Women
Take a trip down Stuyvesant Avenue in celebration of the 25th anniversary of this Spike Lee joint
Even after last year's landmark Supreme Court decision, a patchwork of laws has left married same-sex couples waiting for equal benefits
Decision by 3-judge panel in Denver becomes law in 6 states; Utah says it may appeal directly to Supreme Court
The Center for Civil and Human Rights showcases historic civil rights movement and modern human rights struggles
Andrew Goodman's brother, investigative reporter reflect a half a century after three civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK
On June 21, 1964, three young civil rights workers were murdered by the KKK in a case that rocked the nation
A look at some of the key figures in the struggle against segregation
New voter ID laws are "a way of restricting a franchise after 50 years of expanding it," Clinton said at an event commemorating the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Former President Lyndon Johnson, who signed the act into law in 1964, is viewed more positively than negatively, a new CBS News poll also reveals
Four of the five living U.S. presidents are among those commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark law and considering its legacy
Bob Schieffer recalls the monumental effort to forge the alliance that turned a civil rights bill into law
A new Broadway play examines the larger-than-life Texan whose years as president were marked by a war on poverty and discrimination - and an unwinnable war in Vietnam
Collins entered the first game with the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night to an ovation from the crowd
VH1's Bill Flanagan on the singer-songwriter who carried folk music a long, long way
The boys grew up in an atmosphere of sometimes harsh religious and racial intolerance, but all four rose above it
For historian Bernice Johnson Reagon, who was at the March on Washington 50 years ago, music was a battle cry
Three years after "I Have a Dream" and the March on Washington, Dr. King talked with Mike Wallace about divisions in the Civil Rights movement
The country has obviously made significant amounts of progress in the past five decades, but experts warn there's still a ways to go