Thurgood Marshall Nominated
June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American …
Ray Pleds Fuilty to Assassinating King
March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray pled guilty to assassinating …
“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”
Frederick Douglas
“In justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
Ida B. Welles
Charles Stokes Becomes Mayor
November 7, 1967, Charles Stokes made history by becoming the …
Troops Sent To Little Rock
September 24, 1957, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little …
Atlanta Compromise Speech
September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered the “Atlanta Compromise.” …
Document: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
An Act To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to …
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