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Here & Now ‘s Robin Young talks with historian and professor Jack Schneider about the history of the Department of Education, ...

The Department of Education was created in 1979, but its origins date back much farther. Take us back to post-Civil War, when ...

THE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES THEIR LEGACY ... An act that inspired others throughout the south to fight against racial injustice created a ripple effect throughout the National Civil Rights Movement.

On what would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell of Alabama, Joyce M. Beatty of Ohio, ...

"Public transit is intertwined with the history of the civil rights movement," TARC Executive Director Ozzy Gibson said in a news release. "I’m proud TARC continues to honor that legacy ...

Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of the civil rights icon ... This is one country, and we don't act like one country," Alston said.

Gov. Maura Healey designated Feb. 4 in Massachusetts as Rosa Parks Day, in celebration of the civil rights activist's legacy ...

Late photographer David Johnson’s journey took him from Jacksonville to the Navy, ultimately leading him to capture the vibrant Black culture in San Francisco’s historic Fillmore District and document ...