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…
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>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>
