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A decision of the Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality.
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The Congress of Racial Equality is an African-American civil rights organization that played a role during the civil rights movement.
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Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the MLB when he was taken onto the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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The States' Rights Democratic Party was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States, active primarily in the South.
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Facing such controversial issues as the desegregation of the armed forces, dropping of the atomic bomb, the cold war, and the Fair Deal, Truman still somehow beats Dewey in the election.
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"Executive Order 9981" Abolished discrimination in the U.S. Armed Forces right before the Korean War.
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Court case that challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation established by Plessy v. Ferguson
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.
