Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been discharged after being hospitalized Friday in what his ...

ATLANTA — On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer ...

some of his proudest moments came with the Civil Rights Movement. “He participated in a number of civil rights marches in Atlanta and Thomasville, as well as surrounding areas,” Mincey said.

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been hospitalized, according to his family. The reason why Young was taken to the hospital remains unclear, but his family ...

especially to those in Atlanta, the birthplace of the civil rights movement. “[They] Fought for justice to advance us forward, now we’re taking several steps back,” Brown said.

MARTIN: So civil rights leader Lonnie C. King enlisted the help of his childhood friend, Martin Luther King Jr. KING: I planned to put the movement ... were going on in Atlanta 'cause Atlanta ...

MLK’s legacy lives on in Atlanta where the city hosted “A day on” of services and parades to honor MLK including projects to ...

Charles Person, the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders, passed away at 82 in Fayetteville. At 18, Person joined ...

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.