An obscure grave in Portland’s Lone Fir Cemetery is the final resting place of a Black woman who helped change the world. Her name was Hattie Redmond, and she was a leader in the 1912 campaign that won equal voting rights for Oregon women. Now, 100 years later, the Century of Action committee plans to [...]

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are paying tribute to a man they say is the first black federal law enforcement official killed in the line of duty in the post-Reconstruction era. A ceremony Monday at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is honoring William Henderson Foote. Foote’s name will be unveiled [...]

For more than 60 years, the Freedom Trail has told the story of America’s struggle for freedom. About 1.5 million people walk the faded red brick trail each year, visiting such storied sites as Faneuil Hall, Old North Church, and the Paul Revere House. But there is another Boston-based story of a struggle for freedom, [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington National Cathedral is preparing to dedicate a new carving of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in a section of the church devoted to human rights. The Episcopal cathedral formally installs the sculpture Thursday. The carving of Parks will join others celebrating those who struggled for equality and social justice. Parks’ refusal [...]