Jimmie Lee Jackson
Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot and killed by an Alabama state trooper in 1965; his death inspired a civil rights demonstration that led to the...
Category : Civil Rights
Andrew Young Jr
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Andrew Young Jr. was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, a distinguished member of Congress, a trailblazing mayor of Atlanta, and a respected...
Bloody Sunday
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In 1965, the “Bloody Sunday” event took place in Alabama, marking a significant moment in the civil rights movement. On March 7th of that year,...
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, and later known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, was one of the most influential...
The Million Man March
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The Million Man March was a historic event that took place on October 16, 1995, in Washington, D.C. Organized by the Nation of Islam leader...
Jesse Jackson
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Civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson (1941–) became one of the most influential African-Americans of the late 20th century. He rose...
Louis Farrakhan
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Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader, activist, and the national representative of the Nation of Islam. Born Louis Eugene Walcott on May 11, 1933,...
Fred Shuttlesworth
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Fred Shuttlesworth was a Baptist minister and one of the South’s most prominent Civil Rights leaders. He worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
Ku Klux Klan
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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...
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...