Civil Rights Project

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  • Desegregation of the Armed Forces

    Desegregation of the Armed Forces

    President Harry Truman signed the Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the U.S. military.
  • Brown v.s. Board of Education

    Brown v.s. Board of Education

    U.S. Supreme Court rules that segregation in public schools is constitutional
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a protest against segregation in public transportation.
  • March on Washington - Martin Luther King Jr.

    March on Washington - Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther Kin Kr. led the March on Washington for jobs and freedom, where he delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech advocating for racial equality.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion or sex.
  • Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta: United Farm Workers (UFW)

    Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta: United Farm Workers (UFW)

    They co-founded the United Farm Workers, leading strikes and boycotts to improve labor rights for farm workers, particularly Latino workers.
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This act banned literacy tests and other discriminatory practices that prevented African Americans from voting.
  • Betty Friedan & the National Organization for Women (NOW)

    Betty Friedan & the National Organization for Women (NOW)

    Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique, co-founded the National Organization for Women, advocating for gender equality, workplace rights, and reproductive freedom.