Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan is either of two distinct U.S. hate organizations that have employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. One group was founded...
Category : Civil Rights
SCLC – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was created on January 10-11, 1957, when sixty black ministers and civil rights leaders met in Atlanta, Georgia in...
E.D. Nixon
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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...
James Earl Ray
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On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. An hour...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...