Voices of Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Movement that caught fire more than 50 years ago is a powerful American saga. It continues to unfold even now, transcending age, gender, race, and national origin. In Civil Rights Today, meet some of today's young civil rights activists, explore the impact of culture on politics and history, and learn about ongoing civil rights issues.

	Unfinished Business Read about how far the nation still has to go to fulfill the promise of equal education in an essay by Wade Henderson, executive director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR). Read more...

	Civil Rights at 50 Hear how civil rights veterans like Roger Wilkins, Antonio Gonzalez and Eleanor Holmes Norton are connecting the past with the present. Read more...

	New Voices Find out how young activists are having an impact on equity in education, environmental justice, hate crimes, and racial tolerance. Read more...

	The Culture of Civil Rights Explore the link between hip-hop artists, memory painters and Freedom Quilters, and the quest for positive social change. Read more...