"[A]ll of us... must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome." In his closing words, the president invoked a rallying cry of the civil rights movement ...

After the American Civil War ... for equality in the 1950s and 1960s During the 1950s and 1960s, the civil rights movement made great progress. Many people across America, including leaders ...

Betty Friedan writes The Feminine Mystique, helping kick off the women's rights movement. The United States begins bombing North Vietnam, but President Lyndon Johnson pledges he won't "send ...

Following the American Civil War and the abolition ... The 1954 Brown v Topeka case was an important turning point in the civil rights movement, as it showed that the Supreme Court was prepared ...

She stood up for her rights by staying seated: Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr.In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill ...

Join NPCA experts on this remarkable journey through some of the most significant sites associated with American civil rights ... as foot soldiers who actively played a role in the Civil Rights ...