Civil Rights
Follow the Path of the Freedom Riders in This Interactive Map
These civil rights activists showed true courage in telling the nation about the segregated South
How Obama's Historic 2008 DNC Speech Came Together
Presidential candidate Barack Obama's scheduled speech to the Democratic National Convention fell on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech
Watch the Oldest-Known Surviving Film by an African-American Director
<i>Within Our Gates</i> was Oscar Micheaux’s response to a racist classic
Girl Scouting Was Once Segregated
Though the Girl Scouts of the USA initially declared itself a space for all girls, the reality was different for girls of color
What the Director of the African American History Museum Says About the New Emmett Till Revelations
Decades after his death, the wife of his murderer confesses she lied under oath
What Death Threats Against My Parents Taught Me About Taking a Stand
Family stories are an ideal way to explore themes like “where have I come from?” and “where am I going?”
This Map Shows Over a Century of Documented Lynchings in the United States
Mapping the history of racial terror
New Grants Give Out Millions to Preserve African-American History
A $7.5 million grant program will fund 39 projects in over 20 states
Some States Celebrate MLK Day and Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on the Same Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. has been celebrated on the third Monday in January since the federal holiday was first observed in 1986
New National Monuments Highlight Reconstruction and Civil Rights History
President Obama designated three Southern sites critical to sharing that story
When the Serendipitously Named Lovings Fell in Love, Their World Fell Apart
The new film captures the quiet essence of the couples’ powerful story, says Smithsonian scholar Christopher Wilson
75 Years Ago, the Secretary of the Navy Falsely Blamed Japanese-Americans for Pearl Harbor
The baseless accusation sparked the road to the infamous internment camps
Canada Will Put Another Woman on Its Currency
An early civil rights heroine makes history (again)
Historic Photos of Baltimore Show the Real-Life "Hairspray"
<i>Hairspray Live!</i> fans, learn the history behind the beloved story
Finding Lessons for Today’s Protests in the History of Political Activism
A whirlwind of action, both organized and organic, supported by legal defense teams brought historic change
Increase and Diffuse Knowledge for the Holidays With These Smithsonian Curated Books
Books recommended by Smithsonian Institution scholars
Sixty-Six Years After Rosa Parks Took a Seat in Montgomery, Protest Is Alive in America
The civil rights leader likely would have approved of current activists' work
John Lewis’ Arrest Records Are Finally Uncovered
“Good trouble” led to real consequences for the civil rights agitator
This Photo Book Is a Reminder That the Civil Rights Movement Extended Far Beyond the Deep South
Public historian Mark Speltz's new book is full of images that aren't typically part of the 1960s narrative
In “Defending Freedom,” the Vanguards Who Refused to Be Suppressed Are Reunited
At the African American History Museum, this exhibition graphically conveys the trials and triumphs in the battle for Civil Rights
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