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The City of Hampton dedicated a Heritage marker in recognition of three nurses who in 1963 risked their careers to protest segregation at a local hospital.
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After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as U.S. president.
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The U.S. House unanimously approved the renaming of the United States Post Office at 29 Franklin Street, Petersburg.
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Five markers unveiled this week at UMW tell the story of a college campus and perseverance after the Civil Rights Movement.
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Naomi Barber King, sister-in-law of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died yesterday at age 92. She was the widow of the Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King, MLK’s brother.
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The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that are the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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Today’s youth knew him as a radio personality, but older Americans knew him as The Black Eagle, a civil rights activist and pioneer.
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Supreme Court Justice Richard H. Poff was a man of his time. A segregationist, he fought for segregation in Congress and public schools.
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The U.S. Attorney’s office in Western Virginia has rolled out a new online portal to make it easier for local residents to report civil rights violations.
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The Trump-packed Supreme Court, in another 6-3 ruling, is relegating the LGBTQ+ community to second-class status.
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