https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/activism/RSS feed for ActivismenThu, 26 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi's capitalThu, 26 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/nine-black-college-students-were-arrested-in-1961-for-reading-at-a-segregated-public-library-their-contributions-to-the-civil-rights-movement-have-long-been-overlooked-180988422/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jesse-jackson-witnessed-martin-luther-king-jrs-assassination-heres-how-he-carried-the-torch-for-the-civil-rights-movement-into-the-future-180988201/He emerged as a leader in the 1960s and championed unity among marginalized groups across the U.S.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:23:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/jesse-jackson-witnessed-martin-luther-king-jrs-assassination-heres-how-he-carried-the-torch-for-the-civil-rights-movement-into-the-future-180988201/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-records-suggest-parents-collaborated-with-the-fbi-to-spy-on-their-rebellious-teens-during-the-1960s-180987694/As high school students across the U.S. embraced political activism, adults turned to the authorities to shield their sons and daughters from radical influencesFri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-declassified-records-suggest-parents-collaborated-with-the-fbi-to-spy-on-their-rebellious-teens-during-the-1960s-180987694/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nations-biggest-animal-sanctuary-operates-under-mantra-save-them-all-how-controversial-180987638/Best Friends Animal Society has a sprawling campus in the canyons of Utah, but its influence has grown to reach almost every shelter in the countryTue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nations-biggest-animal-sanctuary-operates-under-mantra-save-them-all-how-controversial-180987638/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-iron-lady-wins-nobel-peace-prize-180987499/Machado, who leads the Vente Venezuela opposition party against President Nicolás Maduro, was lauded for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela"Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:17:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maria-corina-machado-venezuelas-iron-lady-wins-nobel-peace-prize-180987499/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-the-great-depression-this-black-educator-looked-to-conflicts-abroad-for-lessons-on-fighting-racism-at-home-180987321/The Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the Spanish Civil War offered Melva L. Price and her fellow female activists an opportunity to examine the links between racism and fascismMon, 15 Sep 2025 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-the-great-depression-this-black-educator-looked-to-conflicts-abroad-for-lessons-on-fighting-racism-at-home-180987321/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/from-fashion-to-fidget-spinners-this-london-exhibition-celebrates-disabled-design-innovation-and-joy-180987269/"Design and Disability" features 170 objects created by disabled artists, designers, photographers, inventors and moreThu, 04 Sep 2025 15:58:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/from-fashion-to-fidget-spinners-this-london-exhibition-celebrates-disabled-design-innovation-and-joy-180987269/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-protest-british-taxes-men-dumped-tea-into-boston-harbor-with-the-edenton-tea-party-colonial-women-took-different-approach-180987189/In 1774, 51 North Carolinian women led by Penelope Barker signed a resolution supporting the boycott of British goodsFri, 22 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-protest-british-taxes-men-dumped-tea-into-boston-harbor-with-the-edenton-tea-party-colonial-women-took-different-approach-180987189/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/seventy-years-ago-johnny-cash-recorded-folsom-prison-blues-and-became-a-folk-hero-for-the-ignored-and-downtrodden-180987059/A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the songWed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/seventy-years-ago-johnny-cash-recorded-folsom-prison-blues-and-became-a-folk-hero-for-the-ignored-and-downtrodden-180987059/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-vibrant-mural-celebrating-josephine-bakers-two-loves-my-country-and-paris-has-been-unveiled-in-france-180987029/The colorful street art, which features a quote from one of her songs, honors the iconic singer, dancer and civil rights activist's enduring legacyWed, 23 Jul 2025 20:05:24 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-vibrant-mural-celebrating-josephine-bakers-two-loves-my-country-and-paris-has-been-unveiled-in-france-180987029/