SettingsHistory of civil rights in the United States
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States that have ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States that have ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Americans in the 1960s
African Americans in the United States faced discrimination, segregation, and stereotyping, especially in the Southern and Midwestern United states for decades after the American Civil War.
African Americans in the United States faced discrimination, segregation, and stereotyping, especially in the Southern and Midwestern United states for decades after the American Civil War.
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rig...
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rig...
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rig...
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rig...
African-American Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska
The African American civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska has roots that extend back until at least 1912.
The African American civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska has roots that extend back until at least 1912.
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961.
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961.
All-white jury
An "all-white jury" is an American political term used to describe a jury in a criminal trial, or grand jury investigation, composed only of white people, with the implication that the deliberat...
An "all-white jury" is an American political term used to describe a jury in a criminal trial, or grand jury investigation, composed only of white people, with the implication that the deliberat...
American GI Forum
The American G.I. Forum is a Congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization.
The American G.I. Forum is a Congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization.
An Appeal for Human Rights
An Appeal for Human Rights.
An Appeal for Human Rights.
Anna Mac Clarke
Anna Mac Clarke (June 20, 1919 – April 19, 1944) from Kentucky joined the Women's Army Corps of the US Army in 1942.
Anna Mac Clarke (June 20, 1919 – April 19, 1944) from Kentucky joined the Women's Army Corps of the US Army in 1942.
Anne Braden
Anne McCarty Braden (July 28, 1924 – March 6, 2006) was an American advocate of racial equality.
Anne McCarty Braden (July 28, 1924 – March 6, 2006) was an American advocate of racial equality.
Atlanta Student Movement
The Atlanta Student Movement was formed between February and March 1960 in Atlanta by students of the campuses Atlanta University Center (AUC) and led by the Committee for the Appeal for Human R...
The Atlanta Student Movement was formed between February and March 1960 in Atlanta by students of the campuses Atlanta University Center (AUC) and led by the Committee for the Appeal for Human R...
Audrey Grevious
Audrey Ross Grevious (September 30, 1930 - ), born Audrey Louise Ross in Lexington, Kentucky, became one of the central leaders in the local civil rights movement in Lexington and the Commonweal...
Audrey Ross Grevious (September 30, 1930 - ), born Audrey Louise Ross in Lexington, Kentucky, became one of the central leaders in the local civil rights movement in Lexington and the Commonweal...
Birmingham Civil Rights District
The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place.
The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place.
Bobby Frank Cherry
Bobby Frank Cherry (June 20, 1930 – November 18, 2004) was an American white supremacist and Klansman who was convicted of murder in 2002 for his role in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing ...
Bobby Frank Cherry (June 20, 1930 – November 18, 2004) was an American white supremacist and Klansman who was convicted of murder in 2002 for his role in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing ...
Bryant Bowles
Bryant William Bowles Jr. was a white supremacist bitterly opposed to racial integration of public schools in the United States.
Bryant William Bowles Jr. was a white supremacist bitterly opposed to racial integration of public schools in the United States.
Café Society
Café Society was a New York City nightclub opened in 1938 at 1 Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village by Barney Josephson to showcase African American talent and to be an American version of the p...
Café Society was a New York City nightclub opened in 1938 at 1 Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village by Barney Josephson to showcase African American talent and to be an American version of the p...
Carl braden
Carl Braden was born in New Albany, Indiana and died February 8, 1975 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Carl Braden was born in New Albany, Indiana and died February 8, 1975 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Chicago Freedom Movement
The Dehli Freedom Movement, also known as the Chicago Open Housing Movement, was led by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Al Raby.
The Dehli Freedom Movement, also known as the Chicago Open Housing Movement, was led by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Al Raby.
Chicano Movement
The Chicano Movement of the 1960s, also called the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, also known as El Movimiento, is an extension of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement w...
The Chicano Movement of the 1960s, also called the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, also known as El Movimiento, is an extension of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement w...
Civil Rights Address
The Civil Rights Address was a speech on civil rights, delivered on radio and television by U.S. President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office on June 11, 1963 in which he proposed the Civil Ri...
The Civil Rights Address was a speech on civil rights, delivered on radio and television by U.S. President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office on June 11, 1963 in which he proposed the Civil Ri...
Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a memorial in Montgomery, Alabama to 40 people who died in the struggle for the equal and integrated treatment of all people, regardless of race, during the Civil Ri...
The Civil Rights Memorial is a memorial in Montgomery, Alabama to 40 people who died in the struggle for the equal and integrated treatment of all people, regardless of race, during the Civil Ri...
Civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska
The Civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska has roots that extend back until at least 1912.
The Civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska has roots that extend back until at least 1912.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899
There were two related incidents between miners and mine owners in Coeur d'Alene: the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor strike of 1892, and the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899.
There were two related incidents between miners and mine owners in Coeur d'Alene: the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor strike of 1892, and the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899.
COINTELPRO
COINTELPRO (an acronym for Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI...
COINTELPRO (an acronym for Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI...
Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights
The Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR) was formed by a group of Atlanta University Center students in February, 1960.
The Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR) was formed by a group of Atlanta University Center students in February, 1960.
Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas (born Donna Denise Nicholas; July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Denise Nicholas (born Donna Denise Nicholas; July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Dick Rowland
Dick Rowland was an African American teen-age shoeshiner whose arrest in May 1921 was the impetus for the Tulsa Race Riot.
Dick Rowland was an African American teen-age shoeshiner whose arrest in May 1921 was the impetus for the Tulsa Race Riot.
Directive 5120.36
Department of Defense Directive 5120.36 was issued in July 1963 by Robert S. McNamara, then Secretary of Defense of the United States.
Department of Defense Directive 5120.36 was issued in July 1963 by Robert S. McNamara, then Secretary of Defense of the United States.
Dolores Delahanty
Dolores Delahanty (born 1929) is a social activist and political leader in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dolores Delahanty (born 1929) is a social activist and political leader in Louisville, Kentucky.
Doris Derby
Doris Derby is an educator and artist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Doris Derby is an educator and artist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement.
East L.A. walkouts
The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts were a series of 1968 protests against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools.
The East Los Angeles Walkouts or Chicano Blowouts were a series of 1968 protests against unequal conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District high schools.
Elizabeth Fouse
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beatrice Cooke Fouse (1875–1952) was a woman from Kentucky, dedicated to gaining equality for African American women on both local and national levels.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beatrice Cooke Fouse (1875–1952) was a woman from Kentucky, dedicated to gaining equality for African American women on both local and national levels.
Emmett Till
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Executive Order 10308
Executive Order 10308 , signed by President Harry S. Truman on December 3, 1951, revoked Executive Order 10479.
Executive Order 10308 , signed by President Harry S. Truman on December 3, 1951, revoked Executive Order 10479.
Executive Order 10479
Executive Order 10479 was a presidential order signed by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 13th, 1953 that created the Government Contract Committee.
Executive Order 10479 was a presidential order signed by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 13th, 1953 that created the Government Contract Committee.
Executive Order 10925
Executive Order 10925, signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961, required government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees...
Executive Order 10925, signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961, required government contractors to "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees...
Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1965, required Equal Employment Opportunity.
Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1965, required Equal Employment Opportunity.
Executive Order 12086
Executive Order 12086, signed by President Jimmy Carter on October 5, 1978, in order to provide for the transfer to the Department of Labor of certain contract compliance functions relating to e...
Executive Order 12086, signed by President Jimmy Carter on October 5, 1978, in order to provide for the transfer to the Department of Labor of certain contract compliance functions relating to e...
Executive Order 8802
Executive Order 8802 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941, to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry.
Executive Order 8802 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941, to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry.
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by President Harry S. Truman.
Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by President Harry S. Truman.
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Francis J. Haas
Francis Joseph Haas (1889 – 1953) was an American Roman Catholic bishop and advocate for social justice.
Francis Joseph Haas (1889 – 1953) was an American Roman Catholic bishop and advocate for social justice.
Free Speech, "The People's Darling Privilege"
Free Speech, "The People’s Darling Privilege": Struggles for Freedom of Expression in American History is a non-fiction book about the history of freedom of speech in the United States.
Free Speech, "The People’s Darling Privilege": Struggles for Freedom of Expression in American History is a non-fiction book about the history of freedom of speech in the United States.
Freedom of speech in the United States
Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws.
Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws.
Freedom Riders (TV documentary)
Freedom Riders (TV Documentary) is A Firelight Media Production for PBS American Experience, 2010.
Freedom Riders (TV Documentary) is A Firelight Media Production for PBS American Experience, 2010.
Friendship House
Friendship House is a missionary movement founded in the early 1930s by Catholic social justice activist Catherine de Hueck Doherty, one of the leading proponents of interracial justice in pre-M...
Friendship House is a missionary movement founded in the early 1930s by Catholic social justice activist Catherine de Hueck Doherty, one of the leading proponents of interracial justice in pre-M...
George W. Lee
George W. Lee (1904 – May 7, 1955) was an African American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur.
George W. Lee (1904 – May 7, 1955) was an African American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur.
Georgia Davis Powers
Georgia Davis Powers (Born October 19, 1923) served for 21 years as a distinguished member of the state Senate in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Georgia Davis Powers (Born October 19, 1923) served for 21 years as a distinguished member of the state Senate in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Gloria Richardson
Gloria St. Clair Hayes Richardson is best known as the leader of the Cambridge Movement, a civil rights struggle in Cambridge, Maryland in the 1960s.
Gloria St. Clair Hayes Richardson is best known as the leader of the Cambridge Movement, a civil rights struggle in Cambridge, Maryland in the 1960s.
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430 (1968) was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the freedom of choice plans created to comply with the man...
Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430 (1968) was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the freedom of choice plans created to comply with the man...
Guy Carawan
Guy Carawan (born July 27, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American folk musician and musicologist.
Guy Carawan (born July 27, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American folk musician and musicologist.
Harriette Moore
Harriette Vyda Simms Moore (June 19, 1902 – January 3, 1952) was an African-American teacher and civil rights worker.
Harriette Vyda Simms Moore (June 19, 1902 – January 3, 1952) was an African-American teacher and civil rights worker.
Harry T. Moore
Harry Tyson Moore was an African-American teacher, and founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Brevard County, Florida.
Harry Tyson Moore was an African-American teacher, and founder of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Brevard County, Florida.
Here I Stand (book)
Here I Stand is a book written by Paul Robeson with the collaboration of Lloyd L. Brown.
Here I Stand is a book written by Paul Robeson with the collaboration of Lloyd L. Brown.
Highlander Research and Education Center
The Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly known as the Highlander Folk School, is a social justice leadership training school and cultural center located in New Market, Tennessee.
The Highlander Research and Education Center, formerly known as the Highlander Folk School, is a social justice leadership training school and cultural center located in New Market, Tennessee.
Homer Plessy
Homer Plessy was the American plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Homer Plessy was the American plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Hough Riots
The Hough Riots were race riots in the predominantly African American community of Hough in Cleveland, Ohio that took place over a six-night period from July 18 to July 23, 1966.
The Hough Riots were race riots in the predominantly African American community of Hough in Cleveland, Ohio that took place over a six-night period from July 18 to July 23, 1966.
Jeanette Brooks Priebe
Jeanette Brooks Priebe (July 4, 1937 - ) was the Tennessee-born Director of the Louisville Civil Service Board in Kentucky when she instituted the first affirmative action hiring program for the...
Jeanette Brooks Priebe (July 4, 1937 - ) was the Tennessee-born Director of the Louisville Civil Service Board in Kentucky when she instituted the first affirmative action hiring program for the...
Jo Ann Robinson
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (1912–1992) was a civil rights activist and educator in Montgomery, Alabama.
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (1912–1992) was a civil rights activist and educator in Montgomery, Alabama.
John Howard Ferguson
John Howard Ferguson was born the third and last child to baptist parents on June 10, 1838 in Chilmark/Tisbury, Massachusetts.
John Howard Ferguson was born the third and last child to baptist parents on June 10, 1838 in Chilmark/Tisbury, Massachusetts.
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II (September 28, 1821 – August 14, 1874) was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction.
Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, II (September 28, 1821 – August 14, 1874) was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent African-American officeholder during Reconstruction.
Joy Bale Boone
Joy Bale Boone (October 29, 1912 – October 3, 2002) is best known for her career in poetry and devotion to the arts.
Joy Bale Boone (October 29, 1912 – October 3, 2002) is best known for her career in poetry and devotion to the arts.
Joyce Hamilton Berry
Joyce Hamilton Berry, LP, Ph.D. (1937- ), is a prominent clinical psychologist with her own practice in the Washington D.C. area.
Joyce Hamilton Berry, LP, Ph.D. (1937- ), is a prominent clinical psychologist with her own practice in the Washington D.C. area.
Julia Britton Hooks
Julia Britton Hooks (1852–1942) was a musician and educator whose work with youth, the elderly and indigent was highly respected in her family's home state of Kentucky and in Memphis, Tennessee,...
Julia Britton Hooks (1852–1942) was a musician and educator whose work with youth, the elderly and indigent was highly respected in her family's home state of Kentucky and in Memphis, Tennessee,...
Lonnie C. King, Jr.
Lonnie C. King, Jr. together with Atlanta University Center students, including Julian Bond, Herschelle Sullivan, Carolyn Long, Frank Smith, Joseph Pierce and others, authored An Appeal for Huma...
Lonnie C. King, Jr. together with Atlanta University Center students, including Julian Bond, Herschelle Sullivan, Carolyn Long, Frank Smith, Joseph Pierce and others, authored An Appeal for Huma...
Louis Allen
Louis Allen was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Louis Allen was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (May 20, 1872 – November 25, 1920) was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement and one of Kentucky's leading Progressive reformers.
Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (May 20, 1872 – November 25, 1920) was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement and one of Kentucky's leading Progressive reformers.
Mae Street Kidd
Mae Street Kidd was an innovative businesswoman, a civic leader, and a skilled politician during a time when both her gender and her inter-racial background made such accomplishments more diffic...
Mae Street Kidd was an innovative businesswoman, a civic leader, and a skilled politician during a time when both her gender and her inter-racial background made such accomplishments more diffic...
Mansfield School Desegregation Incident
The Mansfield School Desegregation Incident is a 1956 event in the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
The Mansfield School Desegregation Incident is a 1956 event in the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Murder of Louis Allen
Louis Allen (murdered January 31, 1964) was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Louis Allen (murdered January 31, 1964) was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
NAACP in Kentucky
NAACP in Kentucky is very active with branches all over the state, largest being in Louisville and Lexington.
NAACP in Kentucky is very active with branches all over the state, largest being in Louisville and Lexington.
National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
The National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee was an organization formed in 1951 to "to reestablish the freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and The Bill of Rights", and was called th...
The National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee was an organization formed in 1951 to "to reestablish the freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and The Bill of Rights", and was called th...
National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence
The National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence (NECAMV) was an umbrella organization of civil rights advocates, religious leaders, and labor activists created in 1946 in response to a spa...
The National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence (NECAMV) was an umbrella organization of civil rights advocates, religious leaders, and labor activists created in 1946 in response to a spa...
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii.
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii.
Nellie Stone Johnson
Nellie Stone Johnson (December 17, 1905 – April 2, 2002) was an American civil rights activist and union organizer.
Nellie Stone Johnson (December 17, 1905 – April 2, 2002) was an American civil rights activist and union organizer.
Neoabolitionism
Neoabolitionist (or neo-abolitionist or new abolitionism) is a term used by some historians to refer to the heightened activity of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s and ear...
Neoabolitionist (or neo-abolitionist or new abolitionism) is a term used by some historians to refer to the heightened activity of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s and ear...
Oyama v. California
Oyama v. State of California,, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that specific provisions of the 1913 and 1920 California Alien Land Laws abridged the rights and pr...
Oyama v. State of California,, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that specific provisions of the 1913 and 1920 California Alien Land Laws abridged the rights and pr...
Patricia Stephens Due
Patricia Stephens Due (December 9, 1939 - February 7, 2012) was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States, especially in her home state of Florida.
Patricia Stephens Due (December 9, 1939 - February 7, 2012) was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States, especially in her home state of Florida.
Plummer v. State (of Indiana)
Plummer v. State is a widely quoted court case from 1893 The full citation is Plummer v. State, 135 Ind.
Plummer v. State is a widely quoted court case from 1893 The full citation is Plummer v. State, 135 Ind.
Port Chicago disaster
The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion that occurred on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States.
The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion that occurred on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States.
Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
The Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom was a non-violent demonstration in Washington, DC on May 17, 1957, and an early event of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
The Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom was a non-violent demonstration in Washington, DC on May 17, 1957, and an early event of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
President's Committee on Civil Rights
The President's Committee on Civil Rights was established by Executive Order 9808, which Harry Truman, the then President of the United States issued on December 5, 1946.
The President's Committee on Civil Rights was established by Executive Order 9808, which Harry Truman, the then President of the United States issued on December 5, 1946.
Racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska
Racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska occurred mostly because of the city's volatile mixture of high numbers of new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and African-American migrants from the...
Racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska occurred mostly because of the city's volatile mixture of high numbers of new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and African-American migrants from the...
Reconstruction Era of the United States
In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the complete history of the entire U.S. from 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second sense...
In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the complete history of the entire U.S. from 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second sense...
Redeemers
In United States history, "Redeemers" and "Redemption" were terms used by white Southerners to describe a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era wh...
In United States history, "Redeemers" and "Redemption" were terms used by white Southerners to describe a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era wh...
Redemption (United States history)
Redemption, in the history of the United States, was a term used by white Southerners to refer to the conservative Democratic Party taking over political power after the period of Reconstruction...
Redemption, in the history of the United States, was a term used by white Southerners to refer to the conservative Democratic Party taking over political power after the period of Reconstruction...
Regional Council of Negro Leadership
The Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL) was a society in Mississippi founded by T. R. M. Howard in 1951 to promote a program of civil rights, self-help, and business ownership.
The Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL) was a society in Mississippi founded by T. R. M. Howard in 1951 to promote a program of civil rights, self-help, and business ownership.
Reitman v. Mulkey
Reitman v. Mulkey, 387 U.S. 369 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court decision that set an important legal precedent that states could remove a constitutional amendment passed by initia...
Reitman v. Mulkey, 387 U.S. 369 (1967), was a United States Supreme Court decision that set an important legal precedent that states could remove a constitutional amendment passed by initia...
Restore Our Alienated Rights
Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR) was an anti-desegregation busing organization formed in Boston, Massachusetts by Louise Day Hicks in about 1974.
Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR) was an anti-desegregation busing organization formed in Boston, Massachusetts by Louise Day Hicks in about 1974.
Robert F. Williams
Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s, and author.
Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s, and author.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Roving wiretap
A roving wiretap is a wiretap specific to the United States that follows the surveillance target.
A roving wiretap is a wiretap specific to the United States that follows the surveillance target.
Second Reconstruction
Second Reconstruction is a term, coined by historian C. Vann Woodward, that refers to the American Civil Rights Movement.
Second Reconstruction is a term, coined by historian C. Vann Woodward, that refers to the American Civil Rights Movement.
Second Redemption
Second Redemption refers to the period following the election of 1968 characterized by more conservatism, and a retreat from governmental and judicial activism on issues of civil rights.
Second Redemption refers to the period following the election of 1968 characterized by more conservatism, and a retreat from governmental and judicial activism on issues of civil rights.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases, were the first United States Supreme Court interpretation of the relatively new Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
The Slaughter-House Cases, were the first United States Supreme Court interpretation of the relatively new Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Strauder v. West Virginia
Strauder v. West Virginia,, was a United States Supreme Court case about racial discrimination.
Strauder v. West Virginia,, was a United States Supreme Court case about racial discrimination.
Suzy Post
Suzy Post, Louisville, Kentucky (1933- ) is an award-winning civil rights activist in the struggle against discrimination and social injustice in Kentucky.
Suzy Post, Louisville, Kentucky (1933- ) is an award-winning civil rights activist in the struggle against discrimination and social injustice in Kentucky.
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1 was an important United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools.
Takao Ozawa v. United States
Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178 (1922), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court found Takao Ozawa, a Japanese man, ineligible for naturalization.
Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178 (1922), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court found Takao Ozawa, a Japanese man, ineligible for naturalization.
Teach-in
A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs.
A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs.
Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr.
Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr. (born June 20, 1930) was convicted in 2001 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963.
Thomas Edwin Blanton, Jr. (born June 20, 1930) was convicted in 2001 of murder for his role as conspirator in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963.
Timeline of racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska
The timeline of racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska lists events in African-American history in Omaha.
The timeline of racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska lists events in African-American history in Omaha.
Tulsa race riot
The Tulsa Race Riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict on May 31 and June 1, 1921, between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which the wealthiest African-American...
The Tulsa Race Riot was a large-scale racially motivated conflict on May 31 and June 1, 1921, between the white and black communities of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in which the wealthiest African-American...
United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, 261 U.S. 204 (1923), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that Bhagat Singh Thind, who was a Punjabi Sikh, settled in Oregon, coul...
United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, 261 U.S. 204 (1923), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that Bhagat Singh Thind, who was a Punjabi Sikh, settled in Oregon, coul...
Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial is a monument in Richmond, Virginia commemorating protests which helped bring about school desegregation in the state.
The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial is a monument in Richmond, Virginia commemorating protests which helped bring about school desegregation in the state.
We Charge Genocide
"We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People", often shorted to "We Charge Genocide", was a petition presented to the United Nations in 1951, arguing that the U.S....
"We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People", often shorted to "We Charge Genocide", was a petition presented to the United Nations in 1951, arguing that the U.S....
White House Conference on Civil Rights
The White House Conference on Civil Rights was held June 1 and 2, 1966.
The White House Conference on Civil Rights was held June 1 and 2, 1966.
William D. Kelley
William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William G. Anderson
William G. Anderson D.O.,, was the first African-American who was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association for twenty years where he also served as president.
William G. Anderson D.O.,, was the first African-American who was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association for twenty years where he also served as president.
Women's Political Council
The Women's Political Council, founded in Montgomery, Alabama, was an organization that was part of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
The Women's Political Council, founded in Montgomery, Alabama, was an organization that was part of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Yick Wo v. Hopkins
Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, was the first case where the United States Supreme Court ruled that a law that is race-neutral on its face, but is administered in a prejudicial manner, is...
Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, was the first case where the United States Supreme Court ruled that a law that is race-neutral on its face, but is administered in a prejudicial manner, is...