Race and Civil Rights
June 27, 2014 -
In June 1964, volunteers from across the U.S. descended on Mississippi to help tear down barriers keeping African Americans from the ballot box. Their work led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, but today that law is under attack -- and the effort to restore it is getting little support so far from Mississippi's elected leaders.
June 27, 2014 -
The June 30 deadline for victims of North Carolina's eugenics program to apply for compensation is quickly approaching, but as of June 1 only 518 claims were made out of an estimated 1,500 people who have been verified by the state for compensation.
June 20, 2014 -
As the North Carolina legislative session draws to a close, Moral Monday organizers are planning a mass protest on June 23 involving sit-ins and teach-ins inside the legislative building to begin the voter mobilization work leading up to the Nov. 4 election.
June 20, 2014 -
As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, a new report makes the case that a similar push to register and mobilize African-American and other New Majority voters could reshape Southern politics far beyond the 2014 elections.
May 21, 2014 -
A new study finds that people of color, the elderly and children are dying in disproportionate numbers due to poor social policies -- and that by far the most deadly region for pedestrians is the South.
May 20, 2014 -
The same day weekly mass protests began again at the North Carolina legislature, civil rights groups filed a legal motion to block a restrictive new voting law from being enforced for this year's election.
May 16, 2014 -
A civil rights think tank marked this week's 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation ruling with reports that find the nation -- and North Carolina in particular -- are backsliding on progress toward greater educational equality.
