A number of events important to the Civil Rights Movement — from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to Emmett Till’s murder — took place on Aug. 28.
A.G. Gaston was a Black entrepreneur who invested millions of dollars into the Civil Rights Movement and Black America.
Legalized segregation was an economic system that determined people’s livelihoods, says history professor Robin D.G. Kelley.
The Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress discusses her directorial debut and what she hopes audiences take away from the film.
