Civil Rights-Protests
Nashville Operation Open City Movement (1961-1964)
The Nashville Operation Open City Movement was a civil rights campaign in Nashville, Tennessee, between 1961 and 1964. This three-year...
The Chicago Sit-In (1943)
The Chicago Sit-In, also known as the Jack Spratt Coffee House Sit-In, occurred on May 15, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois....
Royal Ice Cream Sit-In (1957)
The Royal Ice Cream Sit-In was a nonviolent protest that occurred on June 23, 1957, in Durham, North Carolina. The...
The Read Drug Store Sit-Ins (1955)
The Read Drug Store Sit-Ins, also known as the Baltimore Sit-Ins, occurred on January 20, 1955, in Baltimore, Maryland. The...
Alexandria Library Sit-In (1939)
The Alexandria Library sit-in was one of the first acts of civil disobedience of its type in United States history...
The Charleston Hospital Strike (1969)
The Charleston Hospital Strike occurred between March 19, 1969, and June 27, 1969, in Charleston, South Carolina. The leading causes...
Memphis Sanitation Strike (1968)
The Memphis Sanitation Strike occurred between February 12 and April 16, 1968. The sanitation strike was called in response to...
Ned Coll (1940- )
Edward T. “Ned” Coll is a civil rights activist and one-time (1972) presidential candidate from Connecticut known for taking on the privatized and segregated beaches along the Connecticut coast...
Baton Rouge Bus Boycott (1953)
The Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Bus Boycott in 1953 was the first large-scale boycott of a southern segregated bus system. It...
