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Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
The article is Congressman John Lewis’ last message to the nation shortly before his death.
July 18, 2022
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Black Visibility Matters: The Inconvenient Truths of Bias and Erasure
Racial stereotypes and myths persist only with our continuous active consent—in the stories we teach and tell, and those we don’t. And the price we pay for this is monumental.
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Negro Sues City on School Zoning: Harlem Institutions Inferior, Mother of Girl Holds
Mae Mallory sues the New York Board of Education for desegregation in public schools.
June 15, 2022
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Whitey on the Moon (1970)
This spoken word poem points out the irony of the government’s insistence on lavishing money on the space race while failing to fund struggling Black communities.
June 22, 2022
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The Ground on Which I Stand
Playwright August Wilson delivered this speech on June 26, 1996, at the 11th biennial Theatre Communications Group national conference at Princeton University.
June 22, 2022
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Charles Person: Freedom Rider Encourages Others To Get On Board
For the youngest of the original Freedom Riders who boarded buses in 1961, the quest for justice continues.
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A Tale of Two Schools
On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.
August 7, 2017
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Si Se Puede
“In response to legislation that would have criminalized immigrants, thousands of high school students from across the country walked out of their classrooms and into history.”
August 9, 2017
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Walking with the Wind
In this excerpt from his book, Walking with the Wind, John Lewis describes his involvement in the sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn., in the spring of 1960.
August 9, 2017
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Expanding Democracy Through Intersecting Movements
The connections between past and present intersecting movements in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Civil Rights Memorial Center educate and inspire individuals to continue the fight for justice.