Civil Rights Act

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, marking a transformative moment in American history. Through its passage, segregation was outlawed in public spaces, and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin was prohibited. Efforts to dismantle systemic inequality…

After the 'Reconstruction Amendments' that guaranteed civil and legal rights to black citizens, there was an important provision that “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal…

<p><span class="deck"> A century after passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, many Southern blacks still were denied the vote. In 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr, set out to change that—by marching through the heart of Alabama.</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">Viewing a transformation that still affects all of us—through the prism of a single year</span></p>