Days before the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, many of those who marched for its passage gathered to call for the act's renewal.
Save Our State founder Joe Turner has said he disapproves of white supremacists, but has repeatedly failed to turn them away and, separately, he has defended 'white separatism.'
A staggering 70 percent of youth released from Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) institutions end up back behind bars within a few years, according to a new report released today.
Thomas Moore's crusade for convictions in the 1964 killings of his 19-year-old brother and a friend the same age helped prompt U. S. Attorney Dunn Lampton of Jackson to pledge to re-investigate the murders.
Eric Rudolph, the abortion clinic and Olympic Park bomber responsible for four bombings that killed two and injured more than 150 others over a three-year period, was sentenced to life in prison today.
Jury selection has begun in the trial of former Klansman Edgar Ray Killen, charged with the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss.
Civil Rights Heroes Call for Voting Rights Act Renewal
Days before the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, many of those who marched for its passage gathered to call for the act's renewal.
Immigration protesters joined by neo-Nazis in California
Save Our State founder Joe Turner has said he disapproves of white supremacists, but has repeatedly failed to turn them away and, separately, he has defended 'white separatism.'
New Study: Youth Programs Wasteful, Ineffective
A staggering 70 percent of youth released from Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) institutions end up back behind bars within a few years, according to a new report released today.
Martyr's Brother Seeks Justice
Thomas Moore's crusade for convictions in the 1964 killings of his 19-year-old brother and a friend the same age helped prompt U. S. Attorney Dunn Lampton of Jackson to pledge to re-investigate the murders.
Civil Rights Leaders Express Concern for Court Appointment
If John Roberts fits the conservative mold, it could pose significant difficulties for civil rights advocates and organizations like the Center.
Clinic Bomber Rudolph Sentenced to Life
Eric Rudolph, the abortion clinic and Olympic Park bomber responsible for four bombings that killed two and injured more than 150 others over a three-year period, was sentenced to life in prison today.
Ex-Klan Leader Sentenced to 60 Years
Guilty in the manslaughter of three civil rights activists in 1964, former Klansman Edgar Ray Killen has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Killen Found Guilty of Manslaughter
Former Klansman and sometime preacher Edgar Ray Killen has been found guilty of the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss.
SPLC Grant Sparks Classroom Change
Principal says effects of grant still being felt in school.
Murder Trial in '64 Civil Rights Case Under Way
Jury selection has begun in the trial of former Klansman Edgar Ray Killen, charged with the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss.