Universal Negro Improvement Association
Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), primarily in the United States, organization founded by Marcus Garvey (q.v.), dedicated to racial pride, economic self-sufficiency, and the formation...
Category : Civil Rights
Arna Bontemps
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Arna Bontemps, born Arna Wendell Bontemps on October 13, 1902, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was an influential American writer who dedicated his work to depicting the...
The Crisis Magazine
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The Crisis magazine, published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), holds a significant place in the history of African American...
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), also called Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids (BSCPM), first African American labor union to be affiliated with...
Paul Robeson
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Paul Robeson was an influential figure in American history, known for his talents as an actor, singer, and civil rights activist. Born on April 9,...
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
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The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing occurred on Sunday, September 15, 1963, when a powerful explosion ripped through the predominantly African American 16th Street Baptist...
Julian Bond
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Julian Bond was an influential American social activist, leader, and politician. Born on January 14, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee, Bond dedicated his life to the...
Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Civil Rights Act of 1875, U.S. legislation, and the last of the major Reconstruction statutes, which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and...
Jim Crow laws
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Jim Crow Laws in America and the American South: A Comprehensive Examination Jim Crow laws, a system of state and local statutes, ordinances, and social...
Vernon Eulion Jordan
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Vernon Eulion Jordan, civil rights leader, lawyer, and presidential advisor was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 15, 1935. Growing up in the segregated American...