History in the Headlines » Civil Rights Movement http://www.history.com/news Catch up on new discoveries, explore important anniversaries and get the history behind today's headlines. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, 50 Years Later http://www.history.com/news/kings-letter-from-birmingham-jail-50-years-later 10 Things You May Not Know About Martin Luther King Jr. http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-martin-luther-king-jr 10 Things You May Not Know About Rosa Parks http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-rosa-parks Fred Shuttlesworth, Noted Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 89 http://www.history.com/news/fred-shuttlesworth-noted-civil-rights-leader-dies-at-89 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Opens in Washington, D.C.: Photos http://www.history.com/news/martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-opens-in-washington-d-c-photos