William Henry Hastie
William Henry Hastie was a prominent figure in American history, known for his significant contributions to the legal profession and civil rights movement. Born on...
Category : Civil Rights
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr
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Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr., who eventually served on the United States Court of Appeals, was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1928. His mother, Emma...
Patterson v. Alabama
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Patterson v. Alabama (294 U.S. 600) was a 1935 U.S. Supreme Court decision resulting from the controversial Scottsboro Trials, which began in 1931. The high...
The Scottsboro Case
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A Landmark in American Legal History The Scottsboro Case, a series of legal battles spanning the 1930s, stands as one of the most infamous episodes...
William Monroe Trotter
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William Monroe Trotter was a major early twentieth-century civil rights activist known primarily for launching the first major challenge to the political dominance of Tuskegee...
The Niagara Movement
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The Niagara Movement was a civil rights group organized by W.E.B. DuBois and William Monroe Trotter in July 1905. After being denied admittance to hotels...
Mary Frances Berry
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Mary Frances Berry is an esteemed figure in the field of civil rights and social justice. With a career spanning decades, she has made significant...
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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Pioneering Scholar in Critical Race Theory Kimberlé Crenshaw is a distinguished scholar, educator, and thought leader whose work has profoundly shaped the fields of critical...
The Liberator
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The Liberator, a weekly newspaper founded by the prominent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, played a pivotal role in shaping the discourse around slavery in the...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), government agency established on July 2, 1965, by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to “ensure equality...