The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation that addressed the prejudice occurring in society in the U.S. at the time. Through its 11 titles, it banned discrimination and segregation ...

Jackie Robinson is known as the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States in modern baseball ...

The presidency of John F. Kennedy (JFK) took place in the context of super-charged international relations: face-offs with ...

The first month of 2025 will bring a hotly debated law back into the spotlight: the Ten Commandments law signed by Governor ...

Monday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, celebrated the passage of her legislation to rename the Marion Post Office after the ...

Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe ...