Articles
Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD over Muslim Spying
(WASHINGTON) — Civil rights lawyers urged a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims to be...
How TIME Covered the 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery
TIME takes a look back on the 48th year anniversary of the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
Rosa Parks at 100
TIME honors the memory of Rosa Parks on the 100th year anniversary of her birth.
Harvesting Labor Rights: Chavez’s UFW At 50
On September 30, 1962, legendary Chicano civil rights activist Cesar Chavez founded what would become the United Farm Workers of America—and with migrant labor a...
Should the KKK Get to Adopt a Highway?
Adopt-a-Highway programs allow civic-minded organizations to clean litter from roadsides, but should just any group be allowed to volunteer? In Georgia, a fight...
Photo Essays
Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 15, 1963
In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in...
The World 50 Years Ago: 1963 in LIFE Covers
When discussing the Sixties, most commentators point to 1968 as the year that not only “defined” the decade but, in fact, somehow encapsulated the hopes and...
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...
