You are browsing an old, coffee-stained magazine from 1955. The images depict polished heels, immaculate hair, and broad smiles. A man in a sharp suit presents his wife with a fur coat and a cigarette ...

On Dec. 2, 1955, the Montgomery Advertiser published a short crime item at the bottom of page 9 under the headline "Negro Jailed Here for 'Overlooking' Bus Segregation." The five-paragraph account of ...