The Memphis NAACP and SCLC had a mix of hope and skepticism regarding President Trump's executive order to declassify records in major assassination cases.

The U.S. Department of Justice is pausing all active litigation being done by its civil rights division. How could this freeze affect Memphis' cases?

Joe Calhoun launched his activism during the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike, listening to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders in the Civil Rights Movement

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A day after a federal order ... and continue our mission to share the truth about the American Civil Rights Movement—its significance, its influence on our present, and its ...

The National Civil Rights Museum is closely monitoring efforts to declassify national intelligence files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F.

Trump announces the release of classified files on MLK Jr., JFK, and RFK assassinations, with the King family requesting a review first.

Guests are encouraged to visit the National Civil Rights Museum during MLK Day, with activities honoring Dr. King.

three attorneys from the civil rights team have also been part of the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee, which practices in the federal courthouse in Memphis ...

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. expressed their emotional response to President Trump's decision to declassify records related to his assassination, urging that they be allowed to review the files before their public release,

According to Newsweek, Trump announced earlier this week that, in the interest of government transparency, he will authorize the release of documents related to the circumstances around Dr. King’s death and the FBI surveillance and covert investigations conducted into MLK and his organization of civil rights activists.

Bayard Rustin was a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a lifelong advocate for non-violence, human rights and equality.