The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was enacted as law on March 1st 1875 by President Ulysses Grant. It was introduced by Massachusetts senator Charles Summer in 1870. The Act declared: All persons regardless of color, race or...
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Selma to Montgomery March
Voting rights After the passage of the , civil rights leaders decided to concentrate their efforts...
Events and Dates
Event Date Description Civil War 1861-1865 The election of anti-slavery president Abraham...
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest in which African Americans refused to ride buses...
Jim Crow Laws
What was Jim Crow? Jim Crow was a set of laws sponsored by Southern States that required the...
