A map of the United States, showing the distinctions and boundaries between slave-holding and free states as well as the territories of the Union, 1857. Illustration published in London, England by W ...

Basic civil rights have been restored to inmates serving life in prison in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Supreme Court struck down “The Civil Death Act,” a law that’s been on the books since the ...

In 1859, Republicans in the House and Senate presented a nearly united but puzzling front on a crucial issue of the day. The new anti-slavery party opposed the admission of the free state of Oregon to ...

Bullies are not fair. They damage the soul, whether they steal money, assault the weak, body shame the awkward or spew racial insults. Whatever their tactics, bullies ruin lives by stealing dignity ...

Sixty years after civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched to Washington, D.C., to call for freedom and economic growth, today’s generation of civil rights leaders reflect on their ...

For all the civil rights advances in the Deep South, a harsh reality remains in Mississippi courts: white men accused of violent crimes against Negroes are almost never convicted. About the only time ...

The United States observes Black History Month in February, followed by Women’s History Month in March. Both celebrate the stories and triumphs of historically oppressed demographics. Though neither ...

As Americans continue to grapple with racial violence and the legacies of slavery, it is worth remembering the roots of the movement that created the nation’s first federal civil rights law, passed by ...