Sept. 9, 1957: Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law to help protect voter rights. The law allows federal prosecution of those who suppress another’s right to vote. 1960: Four ...

Lectures examining the Civil Rights Movement from Brown v. Board of Education to the civil and human rights initiatives today. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) refers to reform movements ...

During the 1960s and 70s, the University at Buffalo hosted many influential civil rights leaders. To honor these historic figures and recognize the significance of their visits during an era of social ...

President Biden repeated a claim Monday that he was "very engaged" in the civil rights movement during the 1960s — a story that has changed as the president has told it over the years.

On the afternoon of February 1, 1960, four college freshmen walked up to the lunch counter of a Woolworth’s department store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and changed the course of history.

Recognition, Swanola Debnam says, feels good after 63 years. On February 12, 1960, she was one of 41 Black college students arrested for trespassing near a segregated Woolworth’s department ...

Civil Rights marker in West Raleigh Village District honors Shaw University and St. Augustine’s University student 1960 protest.

1960s Civil Rights Protesters Who Staged Historic Sit-In Finally Have Arrest Records Cleared Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn't going to get in trouble back in 1960. Then the ...

Recognition, Swanola Debnam says, feels good after 63 years. On February 12, 1960, she was one of 41 Black college students arrested for trespassing near a segregated Woolworth’s department ...

Recognition, Swanola Debnam says, feels good after 63 years. On February 12, 1960, she was one of 41 Black college students arrested for trespassing near a segregated Woolworth’s department ...