African-American Civil Rights Movement29 Apr 2026Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral mapsThe decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities.29 Apr 202627 Feb 2026Watch: Celebration of life for Reverend Jesse Jackson begins in ChicagoThe family of the late US civil rights activist met thousands of mourners who came to the Rainbow PUSH Headquarters in Chicago to pay their respects. 27 Feb 202613 Jan 2026Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person months before the famous case of Rosa Parks.13 Jan 202623 Aug 2025Emmett Till lynching records unveil government responseThe records shed light on the investigation of the black teenager's death, which galvanised the US civil rights movement.23 Aug 20254 Aug 2025The shocking murders that sparked change in the USIn August 1964, three civil rights activists were found dead in the Deep South. The public's response provided the impetus for new civil rights legislation in America.4 Aug 202522 Jul 2025Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King JrAbout 230,000 pages of records are unsealed, despite opposition from some of the King family.22 Jul 20253 Mar 2025The day Malcolm X came to Smethwick The civil rights activist visited the town just days before his assassination in 1965.3 Mar 20256 Dec 2024WW2 black women pioneers drama shot at museumThe Six Triple Eight tells the story of the only black, all-women US battalion in World War Two.6 Dec 20243 Dec 2024The day Malcolm X addressed Oxford UnionThe revolutionary campaigner spoke at the Oxford Union on 3 December 1964 - 60 years ago.3 Dec 2024...
