The Civil Rights Conference at the UT Martin marks its 25th year of providing notable guest speakers, panels & activities ...

Several hundred African American leaders were in attendance at the conference, including Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), a rising star in the Democratic Party, and former Georgia gubernatorial nominee ...

during press conference at Hotel Americana] / Sun photo by Al Ravenna. 1964. Library of Congress The case was named after Oliver Brown of Topeka, Kansas, an African American man whose daughter ...