Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered, perhaps none is more enduring than the celebrated entertainer’s lifelong support for youth activism. This support can be traced ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — LeMoyne and Owen Junior College students who participated in sit-ins in the 1960s were recognized for their bravery on Wednesday. 65 years ago, LeMoyne and Owen Junior College ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Back in the 60s, Bennett College students known as the Bennett Belles met to plan sit ins across Greensboro. Little did they know their work help to inspire their peers. “I never ...

DELAND — When Joyce Cusack was growing up in west Volusia County, Black and white babies were born in separate wings of Halifax Hospital, and skin color determined where people lived, went to school, ...

Of Songs, Peace, and Struggle: Birthplace of a Whirlwind program was held at the National Museum of American History on January 14, 1995. The program for the commemoration of the birthday of Dr.

Simon Bouie and Talmadge Neal walked into Eckerd’s Drug Store on Columbia’s Main Street and sat down to order lunch. Not more than 15 minutes later, the students were being arrested and charged with ...

The new movement: the student sit-ins in 1960 / Iwan Morgan -- Another side of the sit-ins: nonviolent direct action, the courts, and the constitution / John Kirk -- "complicated hospitality": the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Sixty-four years ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jelani M. Favors, North Carolina A&T State University (THE CONVERSATION) Of all the ...