The family of the murdered black civil rights activist accuses the agencies of having a role in his death.

Tributes have poured in following the death of civil rights activist Dr Paul Stephenson, who was 87.

Dr Martin Luther King praised Lawson as chief strategist of racial equality protests in the 1960s.

Actor Colman Domingo plays Bayard Rustin, who was a key figure in the civil rights movement.

Sixty years after the “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr Bernice King said there is still progress to be made.

The state of California is considering giving the descendants of slaves $1.2m each.

The black teenager's lynching in 1955 at the hands of her husband spurred the US civil rights movement.

The King of Calypso, who became a major voice in America's civil rights movement, died at home.