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Franklin McCain, one of the college students who sat at a whites-only Woolworth lunch counter to protest segregation in 1960, talks with Michele Norris. The sit-in sparked more economic boycotts during the civil rights movement.
Racial and gender barriers have already been broken at the White House — at least in Hollywood.
Daniel Hernandez is wary of the "conventional wisdom" that Latinos might not support Barack Obama.
January 29, 2008 · The vivid, detailed and realistic pictures in a new book for children transport readers to the world of baseball's Negro Leagues. Award-winning artist Kadir Nelson wrote and illustrated the book, We Are the Ship.Web Extra: Negro Leagues Portraits
January 24, 2008 · In California, nearly 3 million Latino voters are expected to play a crucial role in the heated battle between Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It's no secret that race will be a factor. How exactly it will play out, however, is a complex matter.
January 21, 2008 · "Action — not words" was the unofficial theme of Monday's commemoration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, attended by hundreds of dignitaries. Two former Arkansas governors were there: Mike Huckabee and former President Bill Clinton.
January 21, 2008 · While many African-American communities in the South dissolved after the Civil War, the residents of Flat Rock, Ga., clung to the land of their ancestors. Today, the town is working to preserve its history as a rare, surviving example of the black experience.
January 21, 2008 · Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have recently started to insert the issue of race into their presidential campaigns. The South Carolina primary, with 60 percent black voters, will be a test of whether their strategies paid off.
January 20, 2008 · Relations between blacks and Latinos have sometimes been strained, but there have been efforts to bring the groups together. A family connection led NPR's Enrique Rivera, whose family comes from El Salvador, to look into how Martin Luther King Jr. affected the Latino community.
January 20, 2008 · Illinois Sen. Barack Obama delivered a message of unity and hope at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sunday. The Democratic presidential hopeful spoke on what's known as "King Sunday" — the eve of the holiday that commemorates the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2008 · The economy is emerging as a big issue in the presidential campaign. Presidential contenders in both parties are touting their economic plans for reviving the ailing economy. Upcoming contests will be critical for some candidates.
January 17, 2008 · Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says some of the biggest threats to U.S. security may now come from Europe. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp., Chertoff says U.S. authorities are becoming increasingly concerned that Europe could become a platform for terrorists.
January 17, 2008 · Record turnout is expected for Saturday's Democratic caucuses in Nevada, where candidates are hoping to show their clout in the party's first western nominating contest and the first state contest with a significant minority population.
January 17, 2008 · A year after jurors convict a black man of raping and murdering a white woman on Cape Cod, they are called back into court — to the witness stand. In a rare move, the judge in the high-profile, racially charged case is holding hearings on whether racial bias tainted the jurors' guilty verdict.
January 15, 2008 · Race rears its ugly head in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. The issue and its rhetoric are resulting in bad feelings for the Clinton and Obama campaigns.
