On August 6, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. This law was needed because federal anti-discrimination law enacted in previous acts was not strong enough to prevail over the resistance of southern...
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v Board of Education is a landmark case in the African American struggle against segregation...
Southern Manifesto
What is the Southern Manifesto? In 1956 politicians from southern states issued the Declaration of...
Events and Dates
Event Date Description Civil War 1861-1865 The election of anti-slavery president Abraham...
Plessy v. Ferguson
By the end of 1877 southern states were replacing Reconstruction governments for more...
