Lt. Frank J. Crawford of Detroit, Michigan, as the Regimental plans and training officer, is giving his men instructions in combat maneuvers. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
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The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montpelier Station railroad depot was built in 1910. The U.S. Postal Service has closed the small Virginia post office over concerns about its location inside the depot, which also serves as a museum about racial segregation. Clint Schemmer/The Star-Exponent via AP hide caption
U.S. Deputy Marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, in this November 1960, file photo. Lucille Bridges, Ruby's mother, died Tuesday at the age of 86. Uncredited/AP hide caption
Bombing victim Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured in 2013, argues that Ku Klux Klan members who attacked the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 were "inspired and motivated by then-Gov. [George] Wallace's racist rhetoric." Dave Martin/AP hide caption
Lela Mae Williams and seven of her nine children on arrival in Hyannis. Frank C. Curtin/AP hide caption
The Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides'
Former Democratic Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma, seen in August 2017, holds a copy of The Kerner Report, as he discusses its 50th anniversary. Harris is the last surviving member of the Kerner Commission. Russell Contreras/AP hide caption
Report Updates Landmark 1968 Racism Study, Finds More Poverty And Segregation
Francine Anderson grew up in a small town in Virginia in the 1950s. She says that when she was 5 years old, she first realized that the color of her skin could put her in danger. Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption
After 60 Years, Girl's Experience At Whites-Only Gas Station Still Hurts
It's not clear how living in a segregated neighborhood affects blood pressure, but stress is one potential cause, experts say. annebaek/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
Leaving Segregated Neighborhoods Lowers Blacks' Blood Pressure
A welcome sign at the city limit of Gardendale, Ala. The city is trying to break away from the larger Jefferson County School System to form its own system. Mark Almond/WBHM hide caption
This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District
Margaret Feldman helps students (from left) Al Nagib Conteh, 17, and Devin Butler, 18, as they work through their FAFSA applications. Conteh's father, Ahmed Conteh (back), is there to help his son through some of the harder questions. Mayra Linares/NPR hide caption
Hey Students, Applying For College Aid Is Easier! (But Still Hard)
Oak Hill Middle School students say goodbye to METCO students heading back to Boston on the bus. Kieran Kesner for NPR hide caption
Superintendent Jay Badams leads a coalition of students, parents, educators and community members at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., urging lawmakers to alter policies that have left Erie's public schools on the brink of insolvency. Kevin McCorry/WHYY hide caption
This District May Close All Of Its High Schools; It's About Much More Than Money
Public school students in Cleveland, Miss., ride the bus on their way home following classes in May 2015. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Frank Sinatra was known as a member of the "Rat Pack," along with Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. AP hide caption
'One More' For Sinatra, Who Took A Stand In Gary, Indiana
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, (left) poses with his uncle, Philip Lee, and father Peter Lee (seated) at the younger Peter Lee's home in Pasadena, Calif., in 2013. Gina Ferazzi/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
Meet The California Family That Has Made Health Policy Its Business
Helena Hicks has remained active in Baltimore through eras of desegregation and the drug trade. Now she gives back to her childhood neighborhood, the same one where Freddie Gray lived. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption
A Baltimore Civil Rights Icon Is Still Pushing To Help City's Young
A helicopter flies over a section of Baltimore affected by riots. Richard Rothstein writes that recent unrest in Baltimore is the legacy of a century of federal, state and local policies designed to "quarantine Baltimore's black population in isolated slums." Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
Historian Says Don't 'Sanitize' How Our Government Created Ghettos
Milwaukee, Wis., lags behind in educating black children, incarcerates the most black men and is ranked one of the worst states to live for African-Americans. Morry Gash/AP hide caption
George Stinney Jr. appears in an undated police booking photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. A South Carolina judge vacated the conviction of the 14-year-old, who was executed in 1944, saying he didn't receive a fair trial. Landov hide caption
Former Georgia Gov. Carl Sanders shakes hands with members of the crowd at a campaign event leading up to a runoff against Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination for Governor in Atlanta. AP hide caption
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.), speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003. Lou Krasky/AP hide caption