In the Black Power era, he was seen as a rebel artist, the "Malcolm X of literature ... and held office during the years when the civil rights movement achieved its first milestones.

The 1954 Brown v Topeka case was an important turning point in the civil rights movement, as it showed that the Supreme Court was prepared to take action to end segregation in the USA. In 1865 ...

The Klan's activities increased again in the 1950s and 1960s in opposition to the civil rights movement. In line with their founding ambitions, the Ku Klux Klan attacked and killed both Black and ...

Some of our favorite figures from history, literature, music ... leader Marcus Garvey played a major role in the early civil rights movement. This Juneteenth dish has more of a connection to ...

After the American Civil War, many southern states retained racist rules and systems. The 1896 Supreme Court ruling allowing segregation was not successfully challenged until 1954. The fight for ...

The Story of the Civil rights Movement Through Children’s Books. The exhibit displays over 70 pieces of art, all from children’s literature, to portray the movement and some of its prominent ...

Giovanni is a civil rights icon and one of the world's most famed African American poets, gaining acclaim in the late 1960s as part of the Black Arts Movement ... mark on literature and activism." ...