New Legislation Will Help Prosecutors Bring Justice to Civil Rights-Era Killings
Prosecutors have struggled for decades to bring justice to victims of civil rights-era killings.
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Justice Department Reopens Murder Case of Emmett Till
The Justice Department has reopened the 1955 murder case of Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old who was brutally beaten, shot and left for dead in a river in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman.
That Time the FBI Urged Martin Luther King Jr. to Kill Himself
When Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent resistance in October 1964, the FBI was furious.
That Time the FBI Urged Martin Luther King Jr. to Kill Himself
When Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent resistance in October 1964, the FBI was furious, .
JFK Files Prompt Calls to Publicly Release Files on Civil Rights Killings
The long-awaited release of secret John F. Kennedy assassination files has prompted a push for the FBI to release secret or redacted files on killings during the civil rights era.
FBI Terrorism Unit Warns of Potential Violence from Black Activists
A leaked FBI report shows the federal government is worried that “black identity extremists” are a violent threat.
FBI Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Mass Shooting at Tennessee Church
The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into the mass shooting that killed one woman and wounded eight others at a church in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday.
Ex-FBI Agent Writes True-Crime Book about Civil Rights Abuses in Small Texas Town
A former FBI agent is writing his first true-crime book about corruption, extortion and staged burglaries in the unlikely Texas town of Tenaha.