President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

On September 16, 1968, a unit became the only Illinois National Guard unit called into active duty during the Vietnam War. Here's their July reunion.

Minnesota lawmakers face political violence, highlighting the ongoing issue of gun violence and the need for nonviolent ...

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers ... The deaths of civil rights ...

Slain Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman was the first woman to lie in state in the Minnesota Capitol, while her beloved rescue dog, Gilbert, is the first animal to have that honor.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia spurs backlash and hate speech with post implying President John F. Kennedy's death was connected to Israel.

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral procession. King's casket is pictured on the left side of the frame and is being pulled by two horses ...

On June 18, 1975, Saudi Arabian Prince Museid was publicly beheaded in Riyadh for the assassination of King Faisal.

Authorities arrested a man suspected of killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced late on Sunday, a day after he described the incident as a ...

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a ...