The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was enacted on April 9, 1866 by the United States Congress to protect the rights of newly freed slaves. The passage of this Act over President Johnson’s veto was the first time Congress...
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Selma to Montgomery March
Voting rights After the passage of the , civil rights leaders decided to concentrate their efforts...
Birmingham Campaign
In the 1960s Birmingham, Alabama was the largest industrial city in the South and according to the...
Southern Manifesto
What is the Southern Manifesto? In 1956 politicians from southern states issued the Declaration of...
Jim Crow Laws
What was Jim Crow? Jim Crow was a set of laws sponsored by Southern States that required the...
