Civil rights movement

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View a gallery of photos taken during the civil rights movement.

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We went to the black church with Coach Gip alot. This could have easily been my mom and Lilly Mae holding hands

What are the core events that make up the Civil Rights Movement timeline? Truly dive into the movement and its significance with this timeline of events.

The photographs of Charles Brittin reveal the struggle for civil rights in Los Angeles presented in new book ,

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Washington D.C., 1963

Taking a look back at a lunch counter where a famous sit-in affected OKC’s stance on civil rights. |!!!|

In his 55-year career, Steve Schapiro has witnessed many key events in modern US history, and made some of the most enduring images of the civil rights movement. Steve Fairclough finds out more

"We Support Wally Nelson - in jail on a trumped up charge," and "Black and White Together," ca. 1965 -- Wally Nelson was an American civil rights activist and war tax resister. He spent three and a half years in prison as a conscientious objector during World War II, he was on the first of the “freedom rides” that sought to enforce desegregation in 1947, and he was the first national field organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality. Photo credit: MPI / Getty Images

Civil rights, guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics. Examples of civil rights include the right to vote, the right to a fair trial, the right to a public education, and the right to use public facilities.

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The black-and-white photograph of two women with signs that read "Freedom Now CORE" and "Whose Great Society?" was taken by Diana Davies at the March with Selma civil rights demonstration in Harlem, NY in 1965. CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) was one of the leading activist organizations in the early years of the American Civil Rights Movement. "Great Society" was Lyndon B. Johnson's set of domestic initiatives to eradicate poverty and racial injustice.

Civil rights movement

A new book by Mark Speltz brings together over 100 rare photographs from the Civil Rights era that show its grassroots actions beyond the South.

Explore a different era in these historical fiction books set in the 1960s, with stories about race, class, political turmoil, and more.