Civil Rights

The Brown v Board of Education decision concluded that racial segregation had no place in public school. Leanora Brown taught at Dayton Public Schools when that happened.

Black Korean War veteran Joe Lewis stood up to a racist bus driver in the Jim Crow South when he was working at Keesler Air Force Base in the 50s in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Carlos Buford and other Ohio activists want to amend the Ohio Constitution to end qualified immunity and make it easier to hold public officials accountable if they violate a person's civil rights.

Fabric artist Jo-Ann Morgan's giant quilts are big socio-political statements about immigration, civil rights and more.

Barbecue master Gabby Mason served mouthwatering soul food from several locations in Yellow Springs for years. Like many small businesses, Gabby's BBQ relied on family members (particularly Gabby's wife Mary Mason).

The settlement resolves the lawsuit the man filed against Dayton Police alleging his civil rights were violated in November 2022 when two officers handcuffed him and took him to the hospital against his will.

Loud as the Rolling Sea is our series that features the stories of today’s elders–both Black and white, who were young civil rights workers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Hear elders from Yellow Springs telling stories about their lives and their efforts on behalf of civil rights.

Those who gathered October 11 to celebrate a 40-foot mural of Springfield Civil Rights activist Hattie Moseley were like the mural itself: fresh, vibrant, of many colors and bathed in sunlight. WYSO Clark County Reporter Tom Stafford was there.

The Dayton City Commissioners sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) calling for stronger gun regulations Wednesday evening.

The International Peace Museum will open its doors on Thursday in a new location in downtown Dayton. That’s after being closed for over two years due to the pandemic.

A large crowd of Daytonians gathered to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Community members and leaders marched from the Charles Drew health center to Sinclair Community College.