Segregation

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed into law on July 2, 1964, is a landmark piece of federal legislation that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and other marginalized groups. The act prohibits discrimination in voting, public accommodations, public facilities, public…

In this article, author Brent Gaspaire defines redlining and how it was used to segregate communities across the United States. He discusses the term's origins and how it became common practice to prevent African Americans from home ownership.

Delgado v. Bastrop Independent School District was a landmark federal court case in Texas that challenged the segregation of Mexican American students in public schools. Filed by Minerva Delgado and other parents with support from civil rights groups like LULAC and the American G.I. Forum, the case…

El Congreso de Pueblos de Habla Española (the Spanish Speaking People's Congress) was formed in California as a coalition of Latino labor and civil rights activists seeking to unite Spanish‑speaking communities. Luisa Moreno spearheaded the inauguration of the Congress, drawing delegates from…

At the bus station in Durham, North Carolina; there is a colored-waiting sign to signify where African Americans were allowed to wait. 

On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, creating the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. The order mandated the desegregation of the U.S. military.

<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">The Birth of Jim Crow</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Harry Wills might have been heavyweight champion of the world. But the world wouldn’t let him.</span></p>

<p>The noted writer and educator tells of his boyhood in the West Virginia town of Piedmont, where African Americans were second-class citizens, but family pride ran deep.</p>