After the 1875 Civil Rights Act was struck down as unconstitutional, the door was open for Southern states to introduce ‘Jim Crow’ laws on segregation. The clip can be used as historical ...
A new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection, currently featuring a selection of our award-winning films from Stanley Nelson (Firelight), documenting pivotal moments in the 20th century civil rights ...
Arthur Garfield Hays was co-founder and general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He and argued that the fear of communists in government was exaggerated and threatened civil ...
In resurfaced clips ... second video address to the nation, Donald Trump vowed to sic the Department of Justice (DOJ) on ...
Civil rights activist Malcolm X argued that Black people needed a separate, Black-only nation. [audio clip] - “We don’t see any American dream, we’ve experienced only the American nightmare”.