Louisiana Lynch Mob Claims Federal Law Cannot Punish Them; Supreme...
Louisiana Lynch Mob Claims Federal Law Cannot Punish Them; Supreme Court Later Agrees
Reuben Micou Lynched in Winston County, Mississippi
Thomas Sims Captured in Boston After Fleeing Enslavement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis
White Man Tried for Killing Black Sharecroppers in Georgia; Racial...
White Man Tried for Killing Black Sharecroppers in Georgia; Racial Violence Continues
Arrest and Execution of Jeremiah Reeves Sparks Rally, Activism in...
Arrest and Execution of Jeremiah Reeves Sparks Rally, Activism in Montgomery, Alabama
Black People Revolt Against Slavery in New York City
Alabama Mine Explosion Kills 128 Miners—Nearly All Black Men Forced...
Alabama Mine Explosion Kills 128 Miners—Nearly All Black Men Forced To Work As Leased Convicts
Supreme Court Reverses Wrongful Conviction in Florida; Sheriff Later...
Supreme Court Reverses Wrongful Conviction in Florida; Sheriff Later Shoots Both Defendants
White Men Attack Nat King Cole During Performance in Birmingham,...
White Men Attack Nat King Cole During Performance in Birmingham, Alabama
President Wilson Authorizes Segregation Within Federal Government
The Battle of Fort Sumter: Beginning of the Civil War
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Plessy v. Ferguson
Horace Duncan and Fred Coker Lynched in Springfield, Missouri
Birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Enslaved Africans Attempt Escape in Washington, D.C.; Later Captured...
Enslaved Africans Attempt Escape in Washington, D.C.; Later Captured and Punished
David Ritcheson, Latino Teen, Describes Vicious Hate Crime Attack to...
David Ritcheson, Latino Teen, Describes Vicious Hate Crime Attack to Congress
Davis Knight Weds White Woman in Mississippi; Later Indicted for...
Davis Knight Weds White Woman in Mississippi; Later Indicted for Interracial Marriage
Five Teens Arrested for Rape Despite Being Innocent
Racial Justice Act Exposes Racial Bias; Then Is Repealed
White Parents Protest Georgia High School Holding First Racially...
White Parents Protest Georgia High School Holding First Racially Integrated Prom
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Racial Bias "Inevitable" in Criminal Justice...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Racial Bias "Inevitable" in Criminal Justice System
White Man Marching for Civil Rights Killed in Alabama
Federal Troops Leave South, Ending Reconstruction
Mack Charles Parker Murdered by White Mob in Mississippi
Black Protesters Attacked by White People at Segregated Mississippi...
Black Protesters Attacked by White People at Segregated Mississippi Beach
States "Celebrate" Confederate Memorial Day
Lint Shaw Lynched in Georgia Eight Hours Before Trial
U.S. Supreme Court Finally Ends Segregated Courtroom Seating
Ephraim Grizzard Lynched by White Mob in Nashville, Tennessee