On March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin’s life changed forever. During that period, Black Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, and in many other states, were heavily discriminated against due to harsh segregation...
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963 in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. The protest was...
African-American civil rights activist, journalist and editor Roy Wilkins was a highly regarded member of the Civil Rights Movement in America. Originally starting as a journalist, Wilkins would go on...
Ida B. Wells was one of the foremost civil rights activists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is most known for her anti-lynching crusade. Her strong passion...
Medgar Evers was a renowned civil rights activist who spent the bulk part of his very brief life working to end segregation in public universities and other public facilities. Prior...