White Mob in Tulsa Destroys Black Community; Kills Hundreds

White Mob in Tulsa Destroys Black Community; Kills Hundreds

Virginia Judge Upholds Racial Segregation in Courtrooms

Virginia Judge Upholds Racial Segregation in Courtrooms

1,500 White People Lynch a Black Man on Illinois Courthouse Lawn

1,500 White People Lynch a Black Man on Illinois Courthouse Lawn

Following White Protests, Movie Theaters Retreat from Integration and...

Following White Protests, Movie Theaters Retreat from Integration and Reinstate Anti-Black Discrimination in Savannah, Georgia

Two Black Men Are Killed by a White Mob While Walking Home in Texas

Two Black Men Are Killed by a White Mob While Walking Home in Texas

James Meredith Shot By a White Man During “March Against Fear” in...

James Meredith Shot By a White Man During “March Against Fear” in Mississippi

Ku Klux Klan Mounts Publicity Campaign to Attract Members

Ku Klux Klan Mounts Publicity Campaign to Attract Members

Texas Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Police Officer Who Shot African...

Texas Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Police Officer Who Shot African American College Student

Fannie Lou Hamer Arrested and Beaten in Winona, Mississippi

Fannie Lou Hamer Arrested and Beaten in Winona, Mississippi

Southern Governors and Representatives Organize Resistance to Racial...

Southern Governors and Representatives Organize Resistance to Racial Integration

Police Kill Unarmed Black Teen in Tampa, Florida; Civil Unrest for...

Police Kill Unarmed Black Teen in Tampa, Florida; Civil Unrest for Days

White Police Officer Beats Elderly Black Woman to Death

White Police Officer Beats Elderly Black Woman to Death

Black Mother Ordered by Judge to Participate in Brutal Beating of Her...

Black Mother Ordered by Judge to Participate in Brutal Beating of Her Teenage Son in Front of Hundreds of White Spectators in Kentucky

Louisiana Broadens Ban on Interracial Marriage By Prohibiting...

Louisiana Broadens Ban on Interracial Marriage By Prohibiting Cohabitation

Three Black Men Falsely Accused and Lynched in Duluth, Minnesota

Three Black Men Falsely Accused and Lynched in Duluth, Minnesota

Fourteen-Year-Old George Stinney Executed in South Carolina

Fourteen-Year-Old George Stinney Executed in South Carolina

Nine Black Worshippers Killed in Racially Motivated Attack During...

Nine Black Worshippers Killed in Racially Motivated Attack During Bible Study

The "War on Drugs” Begins in America

The "War on Drugs” Begins in America

Juneteenth

Juneteenth

NAACP Leader Elbert Williams Lynched in Brownsville, Tennessee

NAACP Leader Elbert Williams Lynched in Brownsville, Tennessee

Black Man Lynched in Alabama for Failing to Call a White Man “Mr.”

Black Man Lynched in Alabama for Failing to Call a White Man “Mr.”

Nine Black Men Lynched in Sabine County, Texas

Nine Black Men Lynched in Sabine County, Texas

White Mob of Thousands Burns Black Man to Death in Wilmington,...

White Mob of Thousands Burns Black Man to Death in Wilmington, Delaware

White Community Members Protest Integration of St. Augustine Beaches;...

White Community Members Protest Integration of St. Augustine Beaches; Engage in Violence Over Several Days

Supreme Court Invalidates Key Provision of Voting Rights Act at...

Supreme Court Invalidates Key Provision of Voting Rights Act at Southern States’ Request

Oregon Territory Bans Free Black People

Oregon Territory Bans Free Black People

Two Black Men Lynched by White Mob in Georgia After Judge Refuses to...

Two Black Men Lynched by White Mob in Georgia After Judge Refuses to Protect Them

Freedmen’s Bank Fails, Devastating Black Community

Freedmen’s Bank Fails, Devastating Black Community

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth's Bethel Street Baptist Church Bombed

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth's Bethel Street Baptist Church Bombed

Cincinnati, Ohio, Forces Hundreds of Black People to Leave

Cincinnati, Ohio, Forces Hundreds of Black People to Leave