When audiences came to see the play “Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott” last Saturday at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side, they saw a lot more than a recap of a familiar historical ...

The bus boycott and one-man pub sit-in that he led in the mid-1960s helped pave the way for a law outlawing discrimination in ...

The boycott, led by members of the West Indian community, was inspired by the refusal of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama, USA, in 1955.

Three African-American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance in 1925 NOVEMBER 13 1839—The Liberty Party—the nation’s ...

Origin: Saoirse is of Irish origin. Derivation: The name Saoirse is derived from the Irish word saoirse, meaning “freedom” or ...

Throughout history, nicknames have been used to highlight characteristics, achievements, or roles that define a person. These ...

On Nov. 23, the Chicago History Museum is opening a new exhibition, “Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till.” ...

On Nov. 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal district court's ruling in Browder v. Gayle (1956) that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional.

Gayle (1956) that segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional. They would issue their decision in December with the ...

"To believe the South is doomed to be stuck in its conservative ways and should be left behind ignores the hard work of ...

A rumor circulating widely online in November 2024 posited that singer-songwriter Beyoncé announced a boycott of hosting concerts in red states — those that voted for Republican U.S. President ...

A week after the US presidential election, fake posts are claiming superstar singers Beyoncé and Taylor Swift will no longer be performing in Republican states that voted for Donald Trump ...