Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister, social activist, leader of the Civil...
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Civil Rights Act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 6, 1960...
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on...
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was enacted as law on March 1st 1875 by President Ulysses Grant...
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was enacted on April 9, 1866 by the United States Congress to...
Civil Rights Institutions
The SCLC was created in 1957. It has its roots in the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)...
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action was created to protect minorities and women against discrimination in education...
Congress of Racial Equality – CORE
The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is an African American Civil Rights group that played a...
Southern Christian Leadership Congress – SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Congress is a civil rights organization that originated...