some of his proudest moments came with the Civil Rights Movement. “He participated in a number of civil rights marches in Atlanta and Thomasville, as well as surrounding areas,” Mincey said.

ATLANTA — Rev. Eric Terrell, a lifelong civil rights activist and pillar of the ... message of justice took on a new undertone: keep the movement going. Terrell spent his whole life creating ...

Family Life Missionary Baptist Church hosts a memorial service to honor late President Jimmy Carter, celebrating his life and ...

The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.

February is around the corner – an annual nationally-recognized reminder to explore and celebrate Black history. This month is one of the best times to visit sites that shaped the Civil Rights ...

For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, and Gaither was 22 when he introduced the ...

Fire Station No. 6 offers insights into the desegregation of Atlanta's Fire Department. And at the Visitor Center, you'll find engaging exhibits on the civil rights movement and the D.R.E.A.M ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council honored four new awardees at the 2025 MLK Tribute Program on January 17, including a Liberty County native, commemorating the Council’s namesake and the ...

Georgia seeks another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, questioning its use to prove minority votes have ...

Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps. That comes after a man in a tent was killed as a city ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — (AP) — President Donald Trump fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights law in the workplace, an unprecedented move ...