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Civil rights march on Washington, D.C

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

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Opinion; May 17, 1954; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States.

In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled…

Photograph of children sitting on a bench at Manzanar

Photograph of two small children sitting on a bench in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp.
The collection was donated by Ralph "Pete"…

Aaron v. Cooper Lawsuit Brief Supplement

Aaron v. Cooper appellees file supplemental information, 1957.

Group of children with Maryknoll missioners at Japanese Relocation Camp, Manzanar, California, ca. 1944

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…

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

African American demonstrators outside the White House, with signs "We demand the right to vote, everywhere" and signs protesting police brutality…

"Nah, you ain't got enough edjiccashun to vote"

Editorial cartoon shows an African American man experiencing discrimination while trying to vote; holding books and carrying a briefcase bearing a…

Manzanar pilgrimage, April 28, 1990

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

The Jim Matsuoka…

Senate. Before final civil rights vote Final day

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

"The first vote"

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