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

Reuben Micou Lynched in Winston County, Mississippi

Thomas Sims Captured in Boston After Fleeing Enslavement

Thomas Sims Captured in Boston After Fleeing Enslavement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated in Memphis

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

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

President Wilson Authorizes Segregation Within Federal Government

The Battle of Fort Sumter: Beginning of the Civil War

The Battle of Fort Sumter: Beginning of the Civil War

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Plessy v. Ferguson

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Plessy v. Ferguson

Horace Duncan and Fred Coker Lynched in Springfield, Missouri

Horace Duncan and Fred Coker Lynched in Springfield, Missouri

Birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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

Five Teens Arrested for Rape Despite Being Innocent

Racial Justice Act Exposes Racial Bias; Then Is Repealed

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

White Man Marching for Civil Rights Killed in Alabama

Federal Troops Leave South, Ending Reconstruction

Federal Troops Leave South, Ending Reconstruction

Mack Charles Parker Murdered by White Mob in Mississippi

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

States "Celebrate" Confederate Memorial Day

Lint Shaw Lynched in Georgia Eight Hours Before Trial

Lint Shaw Lynched in Georgia Eight Hours Before Trial

U.S. Supreme Court Finally Ends Segregated Courtroom Seating

U.S. Supreme Court Finally Ends Segregated Courtroom Seating

Ephraim Grizzard Lynched by White Mob in Nashville, Tennessee

Ephraim Grizzard Lynched by White Mob in Nashville, Tennessee