# civil rights
24 Photographs of Civil Rights Pioneers The Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students who enrolled in Little Rock Central High School…
Today in History: Detroit Race Riot Begins (1943)
There have been quite a few significant race riots in the past 150 years or so. One of the most…
Today in History: United States Executes A 14-Year-Old Boy For Hate Crimes (1944)
In 1944, the United States was a segregated nation and would be for another two decades. Especially in the South,…
Today in History: Thurgood Marshall is Nominated for the Supreme Court (1967)
Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to hold a seat on the United States Supreme Court. That is even more…
Today in History: James Earl Ray is Arrested (1968)
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968 was a major setback for the Civil Rights movement.…
Today in History: Homer Plessy Violates Louisiana’s Separate Car Act (1892)
The fight for equal rights wasn't limited to the 1950s and 1960s, but was instead a prolonged fight that began…
Today in History: Brown vs. Board of Education Decided by the Supreme Court (1954)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is one of the most famous Supreme Court cases ever to be decided.…
Today in History: Presidential Candidate George Wallace Shot and Paralyzed (1972)
George Wallace was the governor of Alabama, and he succeeded in running for that office on what is called an…
Today in History: The International Congress of Women Gathers in the Netherlands (1915)
By May 1, 1915, the world was deep into the worst war in history (up until that point). World War…
This Man was Martin Luther King Jr.’s Inspiration
It isn't a secret that Martin Luther King Jr did not invent the idea of nonviolent protests, just like Malcolm…