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In 1964, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which was formed by the state’s civil rights activists, travelled to the Democratic National Convention to advocate for the voting rights of blacks […]

Highlights from the 4th Annual March On, July 2016. https://vimeo.com/182870758

This final evening of the 2016 festival evening explored the path from Harvey Gantt’s desegregating Clemson University to study architecture, to his serving as Mayor of Charlotte, NC. The Hon. […]

Baltimore artist Joyce J. Scott has been selected as a Class of 2016 MacArthur Fellow. Joyce was a co-presenter with Isabel Wilkerson at the 2015 festival event at the National […]

Closing night of March on at the Smithsonian Museum of American History event: “From Civil Rights to Elected Office”, featured the Hon. Harvey Gantt, Hon. Mel Watt and Hon. Anthony […]

We talk to Dr. Clarence Jones, who was a chief advisor to Martin Luther King, and Dr. Bernard Lafayette, who is a civil rights leader and scholar of Kingian nonviolence, […]

We continue our conversation with Jeanne Theoharis, a scholar and author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, about why Mrs. Parks stayed seated on December 1, 1955 and […]

Did Rosa Parks unintentionally influence history? Hardly. We talked to Jeanne Theoharis, a scholar and author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, to debunk the many myths about […]

Claudette Colvin says she was rejected and ostracized after her arrest when the community learned she was pregnant. Later, however, she returned to courageously testify in Browder v. Gayle. Khalil […]

Thirteen Months: Courage and Commitment from Montgomery to Ferguson.Episode One, “History had me glued to the seat.” We will hear from the leaders and foot soldiers of the 13-month Montgomery […]