E.D. Nixon
E.D. Nixon was a Pullman porter and civil rights leader who worked with Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to initiate the Montgomery...
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March on Washington
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The March on Washington was a historic event that took place on August 28, 1963. It was a massive demonstration of civil rights and economic...
NAACP
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The NAACP or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was established in 1909 and is America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. It...
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal event in the civil rights movement that took place in Montgomery, Alabama, from December 5, 1955, to December...
Coretta Scott King
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Coretta Scott King was a remarkable woman who played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement and left behind a lasting legacy of leadership...
Claudette Colvin
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Claudette Colvin is a significant figure in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States. Born on September 5, 1939, in Montgomery,...
Compromise of 1877
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Immediately after the presidential election of 1876, it became clear that the outcome of the race hinged largely on disputed returns from Florida, Louisiana, and...
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery in the...
Plessy v. Ferguson
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Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The...