The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957 and was originally proposed by Attorney General Hebert Brownell. This Act was the first legislative civil rights...
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The March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963 in front of the Lincoln...
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...
