The Desegregation of Interstate Travel (1960) In the months following John F. Kennedy's inauguration, civil rights activists were disappointed that the president did not introduce any new ...

The work of people like Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X led to the passing of civil rights acts and ... Image caption, In 1960, Black students held sit-ins ...

WASHINGTON, June 5, 1950 (UP) - The Supreme Court ruled 8 ... segregation climaxes a long series of decisions affirming the civil rights of Negroes after they were freed from slavery on Jan ...

637), and as further amended by section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 (74 Stat ... to the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title ...

Content Statement 28: Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights. American History Content Statement 31: ...

Here's a timeline of events as we know it ... 1960s: Pickett Chapel was a meeting place for Civil Rights activists with the Wilson County Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality under Pastor ...