Tens of thousands march to demand racial justice
The march takes place 57 years to the day after the first March on Washington, where Martin Luther King delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech. Jeff Pegues reports.
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The march takes place 57 years to the day after the first March on Washington, where Martin Luther King delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech. Jeff Pegues reports.
"We're looking at a world where there is so much injustice and brutality and unfairness and bias, and we're saying, damn it, we can't just let this keep going," one 21-year-old said.
The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation and lived to see the election of the country's first black president.
Fred Gray and Benjamin Crump were brought together at the Tuskegee History Center in Alabama to talk about their life's work and what it took to pave the way for countless others.
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The civil rights activist was arrested December 1, 1955, after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus.
"Tommy was the finest public servant I have ever known," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a statement
The Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee says the symbol was spray-painted on the parking lot outside building that burned Friday
The descendants of the civil rights icon are entrusting homes to the National Park Service, thanks to the once-anonymous donor
The contract guaranteed the Dodgers would pay him $5,000 for the season
KTVI says managers spoke with Kevin Steincross and believe the phrase was inadvertent and not reflective of his "core beliefs"
The "Queen of Soul" is being honored by fans, including her friend Sam Moore
Charles Schulz added Franklin to his famed comic strip after getting a letter from a mother who was feeling helpless
After a violent incident with police was captured on camera at a Waffle House, Bernice King is calling for change
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years after his assassination
Singers who happened to be in Memphis at the same time as Dr. King sang for the civil rights leader just two weeks before his death
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Americans paused to celebrate his life and the movement that changed a nation
On the first season of 60 Minutes, Mike Wallace visited the home of Martin Luther King Jr. to speak with his family months after the assassination
Civil rights leader and Democratic Rep. John Lewis spoke at Indianapolis' "Landmark for Peace Memorial" Wednesday morning
On April 4, 1968, Walter Cronkite, then-anchor of the "CBS Evening News," went on air with a detailed report on the shooting and the nation's reaction to the tragedy
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the icon in the civil rights movement
"My grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream that enough is enough," the 9-year-old said Saturday
For nearly 70 years, Harry Benson has pointed his lens at the country's most important events and people
Eight people were wounded during a celebration of Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter Bernice King said Americans should work on vision of love, justice "no matter who is in the White House"