Today In Civil Rights

Marches, speeches, court decisions, and the courage of ordinary people demanding equality.

7.6k events | Updated daily

Subscribe to Civil Rights Free -- get it in your daily feed

Today's story

What happened when a peaceful march organized by Martin Luther King turned into a riot?

King had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers whose signs read 'I AM A MAN' -- a simple declaration of human dignity.

Last 7 days

What happened when a peaceful march organized by Martin Luther King turned into a riot?

March 28, 1968

How did the world's worst plane crash reveal that hierarchy can kill -- and that speaking up is a right?

March 27, 1977

How did sworn enemies shake hands and rewrite the rules of Middle Eastern politics?

March 26, 1979

How did the deaths of 146 locked-in workers force America to confront the rights of immigrant laborers?

March 25, 1911

What happened when the marchers who were beaten on Bloody Sunday tried again -- this time with the president's support?

March 24, 1965

What speech turned the civil right to liberty into a battle cry?

March 23, 1775

Is access to healthcare a civil right?

March 22, 2010

Today In History

Today In Science

Today In Music

Today In Sports

Get Today In Civil Rights every morning

Subscribe for free and it shows up in your daily feed.