civil rights movement

“May his memory be an inspiration that moves us all to, in the face of injustice, make ‘good trouble, necessary trouble.’”

'Good Trouble' shares the story of a rural Alabama teen who would grow up to change the world.

From Reagan to now, it's a phenomenon that's continued for years.

We’ve seen this pattern from Bloody Sunday to Black Lives Matter.

"Hopefully this will be the last marker we have to dedicate for the site.”

This is all part of a system of over-policing and police abuse.

Increasing political engagement is more important than rallying voters behind a particular candidate.

Punishments include suspension and even expulsion.

Three students posed with guns in front of Till’s memorial.

Devastating assassinations, impactful student revolutions, and major civil rights policy changes all went down.

"You can padlock a building, but you can't padlock an idea."

And how do opposition movements like resistance and rebellion factor into it?

Learn more about his messages.

“We didn’t deal with the root reasons in 1955. And we’re still having to deal with that."

"New information" prompted the move from the Justice Department.

The congressman talked to Teen Vogue about activism in today's political climate.