Having been arrested in the early 60s for civil rights and to be recognized by the same entity that arrested you, it means very much. It's a total circle— a 360 degree turn.

He heard from his base that this is a civil rights issue.

Roberts flunks the civil-rights test.

This administration has continued the robust and vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws, ... These accomplishments could not have been achieved without teamwork between career attorneys and political appointees.

They had a tremendous impact. Not just because they underscore that this is a civil rights question, but they're making it clear this is a question of fairness that affects real families, including Latinos and African Americans — many of whom are the most vulnerable when discriminatorily excluded from marriage.

We'll celebrate the black cowboy's role in settling the West as well as the modern civil rights movement.