Civil Rights/Black Power

  • The story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is not just about its leaders, but a mass movement that depended on tens of thousands of people. February 9, 2012

  • The Black Power movement was a magnificent high point of African American resistance--one that inspired and shaped radicals for years to come. October 25, 2011

  • September 9 marks the 40th anniversary of the most important prison uprising in U.S. history--the rebellion at Attica in upstate New York. September 9, 2011

  • Far from being "pointless violence" the Black urban rebellions of the 1960s changed the direction of U.S. politics. August 12, 2011

  • A controversial biography by the late Manning Marable provides a fascinating account of Malcolm X's life story and political development. May 24, 2011

  • A former Attica prisoner discusses the historic prison rebellion on its 40th anniversary and what it means for prison activists today. March 17, 2011

  • Student groups are bringing together a panel of University of Washington alumni to discuss a radical chapter in UW history. May 21, 2010

  • The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee--one of the central organizations of the civil rights movement--was founded 50 years ago. April 15, 2010

  • The struggle of the Contract Buyers League in 1960s Chicago holds lessons for the victims of today's housing crisis. March 24, 2010

  • The civil rights movement's lunch counter sit-ins--direct action protests against a hated symbol of Jim Crow segregation--began 50 years ago today. February 1, 2010

  • In the final years of his life, Martin Luther King presented a radical critique of U.S. society and campaigned for fundamental and far-reaching change. January 19, 2009

  • Members of the Black Panther Party gathered in Seattle to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the chapter's founding. May 8, 2008

  • Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago in the midst of a struggle that he saw as part of the next stage for the civil rights movement. April 4, 2008