The FBI and the Civil Rights Movement The Bureau of Investigations was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, and renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 1935. J.

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Bayard Rustin shaped the civil rights movement, yet history often overlooked him for being gay.

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As what would have been Medgar Evers 100th birthday passes, people who gathered at a conference dedicated to him reflected on ...

As Black Americans enter Black History Month and stand in the face of what might very well be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, it’s fitting to celebrate our contemporary heroes and learn about these ...

American civil rights leader Malcolm X at an outdoor rally, in New York City. Getty Images 4. Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer was a Mississippi sharecropper turned fierce voting rights activist ...

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, ...

PLAY Episode Date: March 27, 2025 Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and ...