Articles
Holder Vows Thorough Review in Trayvon Martin Case
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a...
U.S. Could Bring Hate Crime Charge Against Trayvon Martin’s Shooter
Martin's parents and hundreds of supporters say Zimmerman should have been immediately arrested and charged with the youth's killing, but local police say they...
“A sandwich is more important to you than civil rights?”
a commenter responding to Josh Ozersky’s recent piece, “Why I Won’t Be Boycotting Chick-Fil-A”
Landlord Defends Hanging ‘White Only’ Sign at Duplex Pool
An Ohio landlord is appealing the decision that her racist sign is racist.
Transgender People: The Next Frontier in Civil Rights
When Vandiver Elizabeth Glenn was fired from a state job in Georgia, she filed a lawsuit saying that she had been discriminated against for being transgender...
Photo Essays
Selma to Montgomery: Pivotal in Civil Rights
The 54-mile walk was a pivotal moment of the civil rights movement
A Brief History of the Sit-In Movement
How a simple act of grass-roots disobedience galvanized the civil rights movement and changed the social landscape of the American South
Time.com Specials
Civil Rights and the Obama Presidency
They paved the way for Barack Obama's historic Inauguration, to be held just one day after the nation's annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Seven icons...
The Lessons of J.F.K.
TIME looks at this prudent warrior and timeless icon to show today's leaders how to lead in a dangerous world, what candidates should say about faith, why civil...
