Author : joe bodego
White Citizens’ Councils South Carolina Segregationists Rally
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The Rise of White Citizens’ Councils and the Fight to Preserve Segregation in South Carolina On January 26, 1956, a significant gathering of segregationists convened...
White Citizens’ Councils (WCC)
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In response to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision ending school segregation, white segregationists throughout the South created the White Citizens’ Councils (WCC)....
Edward Chow
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Edward grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, during the 1930s. Born to a Black mother and Chinese father, Edward and his siblings were no strangers to...
The McDonogh 3
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At just six years old, four girls underwent psychological and academic evaluation in order to enroll in school. They were part of a pool of...
LOUIS E. MARTIN
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Louis E. Martin, newspaper editor, and political activist served as an advisor to three American presidents and influenced the placement of African Americans into high...
Mary Lou Williams
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Mary Lou Williams was a pioneering American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Born on May 8, 1910, in Atlanta, Georgia, she began playing the piano...
The 1964 Mississippi Freedom Schools
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The 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer was perhaps the most ambitious extended campaign of the entire Civil Rights Movement. Over the course of roughly two months,...
CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF1988
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Enacted by the United States Congress August 10, 1988 “The Congress recognizes that, as described in the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians,...
Reparations in the United States
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Despite the success of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, however, the United States has yet to tackle reparations for another glaring injustice: the enslavement...