The 1965 March on Washington was a galvanizing moment for the American civil-rights movement of the ‘60s, but in terms of media coverage of American race relations of that era, it happened in the ...

Given their shameful history of using donor disclosure to suppress the civil rights movement in the 1950s, the Democrats’ recent decision to revive the practice in H.R. 1 and use it to suppress ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite, Elvis Presley bought Graceland and the Wham-O toy company started selling the Frisbee. In July of that same year, I was born. I’m little hurt ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite, Elvis Presley bought Graceland and the Wham-O toy company started selling the Frisbee. In July of that same year, I was born. I’m little hurt ...

Humanities Nebraska will present an exclusive virtual Chautauqua July 30-31 with themes relating the 1950s to today as part of prelude activities for “The Fifties in Focus” Nebraska Chautauqua that ...

Civil Rights Icon, Convicted of Gay Sex in 1950s, Pardoned in California Renouncing laws that criminalized people for being gay, California Governor Gavin Newsom posthumously pardoned a prominent ...

In the mid-to-late 1950s, mobilizing a nonviolent protest was not quite as simple as propagating a hashtag. However, there were parallel methods of distribution of protest tactics, in this case ...

Humanities Nebraska will conduct an exclusive virtual Chautauqua July 30-31 with themes relating to the 1950s to today. This is part of prelude activities for “The Fifties in Focus” Nebraska ...

Separating fact from fiction isn’t just important from a historical perspective—it’s also essential in winning today’s fight against racial injustice. Whenever information is shared, there’s always ...