Civil Justice

The past is never far behind us, so how do we get the present right?

We talk with the co-curators of the new show at the MD Center for History and Culture that celebrates leaders in the state's civil rights struggle.

“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for. “– John Brown, Kansas Territory, 1856.

The Jewish theologian and Holocaust survivor was a spiritual mentor to MLK, Jr. and the 1960s civil rights leadership, and an advocate of interfaith dialogues.

The author shows us that the mothers who raised Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin were powerful Black women, in their own right.

The non-profit Civil Justice believes every citizen deserves his or her day in court. That’s why they line up legal counsel to represent people with low…

The non-profit Civil Justice believes every citizen deserves his or her day in court. That’s why they line up legal counsel to represent people with low…