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Photograph shows a procession of African Americans carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias.

In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the…

Photograph of two small children sitting on a bench in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp.
The collection was donated by Ralph "Pete" Merritt, Jr. and Patricia Merritt. It is comprised of photographs from an album created by L.…

Aaron v. Cooper appellees file supplemental information, 1957.

Photograph of Fr. Leo Steinbach, MM, and Maryknoll Sisters Bernadette and Susanna with a group of children. They stand in front of a tar paper building. There are three small trees behind them.

African American demonstrators outside the White House, with signs "We demand the right to vote, everywhere" and signs protesting police brutality against civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama

Editorial cartoon shows an African American man experiencing discrimination while trying to vote; holding books and carrying a briefcase bearing a Tuskegee pendent, he stands before three white males; one man is seated with his feet resting on top a…

Flyer for the 21st annual Manzanar Pilgrimage sponsored by the Manzanar Committee. Included is a map from Los Angeles to Manzanar.

The Jim Matsuoka Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress Collection includes brochures, meeting notes and agendas,…

Sketch shows senators scattered across chamber in the U.S. Capitol before vote on Civil Rights Act.

Print shows African American men, in dress indicative of their professions, in a queue waiting their turn to vote.