The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957 and was originally proposed by Attorney General Hebert Brownell. This Act was the first legislative civil rights...
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Events and Dates
Event Date Description Civil War 1861-1865 The election of anti-slavery president Abraham...
Emmett Till
His mother insisted in displaying his son’s body in a glass topped casket so that the world could...
Southern Manifesto
What is the Southern Manifesto? In 1956 politicians from southern states issued the Declaration of...
The March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963 in front of the Lincoln...
