This year, the world will observe the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights leader had been leading the civil rights movement for more than a decade—speaking out for equal opportunity, organizing peaceful protests and...
“I’d say that 100 percent of music is political, that music either supports the status quo or challenges the status quo, so every artist is political … If you’re not questioning authority, you’re tacitly submitting to authority.”...
As current events repeat historical struggles for equality, museums and memorials across the United States continue to offer exhibits and spaces where citizens can explore the fight for civil and human rights. Through special exhibitions, these institutions...
