Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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...
Category : Civil Rights
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...
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...
The National Urban League
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The National Urban League (NUL) was formed on October 11, 1910, to help African American migrants assimilate into urban life. The NUL began with the...
Executive Order 9981, Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
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Establishing the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity In the Armed Forces. WHEREAS it is essential that there be maintained in the armed...
Frederick Douglass Patterson
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Frederick Douglass Patterson, renowned educator and founder of the United Negro College Fund, was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1901. He was orphaned...
W. E. B. Du Bois
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W. E. B. Du Bois, born on February 23, 1868, was an influential figure in African-American history. He was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist,...