ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, February 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is expanding in 2026, ...

These 1950s-era Las Vegas resorts helped define the Strip and downtown, mixing celebrity nightlife, casino innovation, and ...

Meet the people who helped desegregate Florida's pools and beaches in the 1950s at our free screening and discussion of "Take Me to the Water" on Thursday, Feb. 26.

Cyrus Greene Park in East Tampa is one of local baseball’s hallowed grounds,” Rodney Kite-Powell, a historian with the Tampa Bay History Center, said. Before Major League Baseball integrated in 1947, ...

Charlie’s Playhouse opened around 1958 under the ownership of East Austin businessman Ernest “Charlie” Gildon. Located at 1206 East 11th Street in the historically Black cultural district, the ...

In 1942, James G. Thompson, of Wichita, Kansas, addressed a letter to the editor of The Pittsburgh Courier with a simple question.

As Tharpe rose higher in status during the 1940s, she was still subject to Jim Crow Laws requiring racial segregation in many public places. Tharpe could perform alongside white artists, but she could ...

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

Norman C. Francis was one of the most influential New Orleanians of the past century. These five moments and memories help show his impact.

Redd Foxx, a St. Louis native and pioneering stand-up comedian, rose to fame in the 1970s with his hit television series “Sanford and Son” and his unique comedy style that broke racial ...

Before passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, scholars say Black-owned restaurants provided strategic cover for revolutionary activity.

A reflection of the city’s gritty reputation, the Detroit Pistons went hard with physicality and talent, claiming ...