Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A desire to showcase two talented young women onstage blossomed into a Civil War–era musical, along with the documentary that ...

As a child, Gail Swanson accompanied her mother to civil rights marches. She recently released a new recording “My Mama Marched” that is available online and at streaming sites. Courtesy photo When ...

Music played a key role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A Change is ...

Memphis soul music became the “soundtrack of the modern Civil Rights Movement" as the city served as a bridge between the South and North.

Set in 1960s Florida, this powerful documentary uncovers a hidden chapter of the Civil Rights Movement. A courageous group of Black high school students organized peaceful sit-ins at a downtown lunch ...

A desire to showcase two talented young women onstage blossomed into a Civil War–era musical, along with the documentary that showcases one man’s creative leap of faith. “In the Shadow of the Mountain ...