On August 6, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. This law was needed...
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 6, 1960...
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on...
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was enacted as law on March 1st 1875 by President Ulysses Grant...
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Selma to Montgomery March
Voting rights After the passage of the , civil rights leaders decided to concentrate their efforts...
Freedom Summer
In 1964 decided to concentrate their efforts in voter registration in Mississippi which was lagging...
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came...
Civil Rights Institutions
The SCLC was created in 1957. It has its roots in the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)...
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
On August 6, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. This law was needed...
National Urban League
The National Urban League was founded in New York City on September 9, 1910 by Ruth Standish...
Important Activist and Leaders
The Big Six The Big Six are the six major leaders of key civil rights institutions that...
Roy Wilkins
Roy Wilkins (1901 – 1981) was a prominent civil right activist, leader and journalist...
Whitney Young Jr.
Whitney Moore Young Jr. (1921-1971) was an American Civil Rights leader and head of the...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came...