Civil Rights
Freedoms and protections that ensure individuals are treated equally under the law, regardless of race, gender, religion, or other identities.
Upcoming Events
November 9 … Ted Rhodes was a trailblazing African American golfer whose life and career broke barriers in American sports…
November 9 … Alice Coachman was a pioneering American track and field athlete whose historic Olympic victory and lifelong advocacy…
November 11 … Daisy Bates was a towering figure in the American Civil Rights Movement whose work as a journalist,…
November 13 … Browder v. Gayle was a landmark Supreme Court case that played a pivotal role in the civil…
November 14 … In the early morning hours of November 14, 1960, three young African American girls — the McDonogh…
November 17 … William H. Hastie was a distinguished judge and a trailblazer in American law, known for his groundbreaking…
November 20 … Pauli Murray was an American lawyer, social activist, legal scholar and theorist, author and lastly an Episcopal…
November 23 … The Thibodaux Massacre was a violent labor and racial conflict that took place in Louisiana in 1887…
November 24 … Ron Dellums was a transformative American politician and activist whose career reshaped national policy, advanced civil rights,…
November 24 … Percy Sutton was a prominent American civil rights lawyer, political leader, and media entrepreneur whose work helped…