Civil Rights Movement

Septima Clark and the role of civil rights education in South Carolina and beyond

Since the massacre of nine African Americans at the Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, we have reviewed the legacy…

July 4, 2015

Longshore worker local condemns Charleston massacre

The following resolution -- submitted by longshore rank-and-file worker veteran Clarence Thomas -- was adopted by the International Longshore and…

June 28, 2015

A violent history: New report reveals extent of racist lynchings

The Equal Justice Initiative published a report entitled “Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror” on Feb. 10.…

February 20, 2015

Civil Rights to Black Power: The Alabama freedom movement 1965-1966

With the release of “Selma,” tremendous interest has been generated among youth activists about the struggle for voting rights as…

January 27, 2015

‘Selma’: A phenomenon in the midst of a resurgent movement

The movie “Selma,” which chronicles the 54-mile march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, was distributed nationally on…

January 13, 2015

The struggle for $15 an hour in Los Angeles

Excerpts from the talk given by John Parker at the 2014 Workers World Party National Conference in New York City.…

November 22, 2014

Real voices behind the 1963 March on Washington

August 28 is the 50th anniversary of that fateful 1963 day in Washington, D.C., when 300,000 people marched and rallied…

August 21, 2013

Book Review: Beyond the Horse’s Eye

A science-fiction fantasy, LBGTQ love story for the 99 percent Troubled children often create imaginary friends and secret worlds to…

August 19, 2013