The bill has been greeted with bafflement and disbelief. One of its co-sponsors was embarrassed enough to remove his name ...

From the balcony of the Lorraine Motel to a small-town high school that changed American law, Tennessee’s Civil Rights landmarks trace the courage, sacrifice, and cultural power that reshaped a nation ...

As a 71-year-old grandmother, my knees didn’t cooperate when police lifted me to arrest me at the state Capitol in Harrisburg on May 4. I was there as part of a peaceful anti-corruption protest ...

In September 2025, the Trump administration filed a civil Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (or FACE Act) case against pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside a New Jersey synagogue. And in ...

For many, the notion of government surveillance feels distant, the start of a policy debate about wiretaps or monitoring phones. To us at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, it means ...

Civil Disobedience is a project initiated by New York bassist David Ambrosio, showcasing the works of progressive jazz composers from the late 1960s Blue Note Era. By performing the politically ...

Thoreau's refusal to support what he saw as injustice culminates in his essay "Civil Disobedience." After refusing to pay four years of poll taxes, Thoreau is briefly imprisoned. Thoreau is adamantly ...

On the day after the Fourth of July in 1978, a group of young disabled people blocked two city buses at one of the busiest intersections in downtown Denver – to declare their right to live ...

Having the courage of your convictions means being willing to speak out and stand up for your beliefs no matter the consequences. Civil disobedience highlights such courage, as it often brings ...

STATESVILLE, N.C. — A civil rights marker honoring the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in was unveiled Thursday in Statesville. The Statesville Historical Collection has a replica of the counter ...