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...
Freedom Rides
In March 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) decided to test the Boynton v. Virginia...
Emmett Till
His mother insisted in displaying his son’s body in a glass topped casket so that the world could...
