I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in many different forms.

King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian.

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea