Helen Burns Jackson, mother of civil rights leader dies at 92
Rev. Jesse Jackson said his mother passed away after a lengthy illness
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Settlement approved in Arpaio civil rights suit
Agreement resolves allegations Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arapio's office discriminated against Latino inmates, and issues of political retaliation
Emmett Till honored 60 years after his slaying
Church services and movie screening honor black Chicago teenager who was killed for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi
Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104
Robinson was the first black woman to run for Congress in Alabama; helped lead the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" voting rights march
Rep. John Lewis: A real-life superhero
One young fan who held the congressman's hand in his Comic-Con march says he empowers her to fight for what's right
Civil Rights icon recreates Selma march at Comic-Con
Wearing the same trench coat from 1965 during the march in Selma, John Lewis reenacted the march with children at Comic-Con
Obama: Same-sex marriage ruling "a victory for America"
President commends the Supreme Court ruling on Friday that enshrined gay marriage as a nationwide reality
Rediscovering a master photographer's courageous work
Gordon Parks' photography helped awaken America at the dawn of the civil rights era, but some of his most important early work seemed lost
Tamir Rice family lawsuit partially delayed by judge
Civil rights suit against cops by family of 12-year-old shot dead by Cleveland police put off, but suit against city can go forward
Loretta Lynch considering review of Baltimore police force
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked Lynch to open an investigation earlier this week
Should the feds take over the Baltimore PD?
Mayor Rawlings-Blake has pushed back against a DOJ consent decree, a measure that has proven effective in other cases, but limits city's power over law enforcement
Feds indict cop who slammed Indian man to the ground
Fired police officer accused in confrontation that left a father visiting his son in Alabama partially paralyzed
Civil rights charges over noose on Ole Miss statue
Feds indict Georgia man accused of putting noose on statue of James Meredith, the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi
"Black America is in crisis": Urban League president
Marc Morial tells CBS News civil rights group's 2015 State of Black America report shows gains but also pervasive problems
Ferguson city manager removed after scathing DOJ report
Probe that accused city's cops and courts of racism also concluded John Shaw encouraged police to aggressively ticket motorists, to get revenue for the city
Remembering the battle at Selma
The authorities' attacks on civil rights marchers a half-century ago illustrate how the right to vote was won by bloodshed
Obama in Selma: "Our march is not yet finished"
Nation's first black president leads remembrance of "Bloody Sunday" on its 50th anniversary
Returning to Selma, 50 years after "Bloody Sunday"
On March 7, 1965, a peaceful march to demand voting rights turned violent when the demonstrators were attacked by police
Selma's "Bloody Sunday": A look back
Powerful, iconic images chronicling the historic 1965 civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama by Spider Martin, James Baker and Charles Moore on the 50th anniversary
Obama: Racial bias in Ferguson police is not isolated
The president casts law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today's civil rights movement
Capturing the Selma-to-Montgomery March
In 1965, a college student by the name of Stephen Somerstein grabbed his camera and took some of the most powerful images of the civil rights event
Bloody Sunday: A reporter's notebook
In March 1965, a violent attack on civil rights marchers took place in Selma, Alabama. CBS News' Bill Plante digs up his file
"Deja vu from the 1960s": Alabama not budging on same-sex marriage
Alabama Supreme Court's stance on issue evoking comparisons to state's defiance of federal authorities during civil rights movement
Have the goals of the civil rights movement have been achieved?
CBS News poll surveyed Americans on what has been achieved by the civil rights movement and the Voting Rights Act 50 years after Selma
DOJ clears Darren Wilson in Michael Brown killing
There was no way to disprove former Ferguson officer's testimony that he feared for his life, officials say
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Hurricane Isaias becomes Category 3 storm as it threatens northern Gulf Coast
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
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