History ❯ American History ❯ Civil Rights Movement

Key Figures

Martin Luther King Jr. Jesse Jackson Harvey Milk Assata Shakur Legislation Claudette Colvin John Lewis Rosa Parks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. Jesse Jackson Frederick Douglass Legacy of the Kennedys Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Landmarks Cesar Chavez Assassination Events Coretta Scott King Emmett Till Medgar Evers César Chávez Ethel Kennedy Fannie Lou Hamer Malcolm X Harriet Tubman Legacies Barbara Rose Johns Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr. John M. Perkins Legacy

César Chávez Allegations Force a Sweeping Reassessment of a Movement Icon

Public honors are on hold as leaders refocus on survivor safety in farm labor.

Civil Rights Leader John M. Perkins Dies at 95

Jesse Jackson Jr. Rebukes Obama, Biden and Clinton Over Political Tone at Father’s Memorial

Public Farewells for Jesse Jackson Begin in Chicago, With Multi‑City Honors Ahead

Mike Johnson Denies Capitol Rotunda Honor for Jesse Jackson

Park Service Pulled Evers Home Brochures as Reported Edits Would Drop 'Racist' Label

Minecraft Reups Free 'Good Trouble' DLC With Civil Rights Lessons, Drawing Online Backlash

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Catalyst of Bus Desegregation, Dies at 86