During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...

Walk through Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, from Montgomery to Selma, and experience the landmarks that shaped America’s path ...

Globe Opinion asked readers and community members about their American identity. From pride to fear, here are some of the ...

In one of the most intense legislative sessions in recent years, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed President ...

Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound are partnering to produce a feature doc chronicling the cultural, political, ...

MY INBOX RUNNETH OVER: On July 4, I asked who you’d put on an imaginary “new” Mount Rushmore. I heard from a few hundred ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews responded to a structure fire in Grand Rapids on Friday night. It happened at Martin ...

(NEXSTAR) — Within the several hundreds of pages of the megabill the House is expected to pass on Thursday are a $6,000 tax ...

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.

1922—Samuel L. Gravely is born. Gravely became the first African Amer­ican admiral in the United States Navy and the first ...