On 20 December 1956, the Montgomery bus boycott ended after 13 months. The political and social mass action started on 5 December 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.…
In 1865, the United States formally abolished slavery through a constitutional amendment—but with a significant exception: Forced labour could still be used as punishment for a…
On March 7th, 1965, in Selma, Alabama, police attacked a group of 600 protesters marching against the denial of voting rights to Blacks. Shocking images of…