Civil Rights – Events
Wardell H. Henderson (1920-1948)
On January 23, 1948, 27-year-old Wardell Heath Henderson was executed in the Oregon State Penitentiary gas chamber for the 1945...
The Willard Straight Hall Takeover at Cornell University (1969)
The Willard Straight Hall Takeover at Cornell University in 1969 was a pivotal moment in the history of student protests...
Lincoln I. Mulkey and Dorothy J. Mulkey
Lincoln I. Mulkey and Dorothy J. Mulkey were the challengers in a major lawsuit, Reitman v. Mulkey, that reestablished housing...
Jena Six (2006)
The case of the Jena Six exposed racial injustice and inequality following an incident involving six male African American teenagers....
The St. Augustine Movement (1963-1964)
The St. Augustine Movement was a series of civil rights protests that occurred in St. Augustine, Florida between 1963 and...
Biloxi Wade-Ins (1959-1963)
The Biloxi Wade-In Civil Rights protests were conducted by local African Americans on the beaches of Biloxi, Mississippi, between 1959...
Detroit Walk To Freedom (1963)
The Detroit Walk To Freedom was a mass march during the Civil Rights Movement that took place on June 23,...
Nine Minutes in May: How George Floyd’s Death Shook the World
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the article below, California State University, Fresno, History and Africana Studies professor Malik Simba briefly examines the life and...
The Double V Campaign (1942-1945)
The Double V campaign was a slogan championed by The Pittsburgh Courier, then the largest black newspaper in the United...
