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President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation before signing the Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) speaks to the nation before signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, July 2, 1964.
Integrated busing in Charlotte, North Carolina
African American and white school children on a school bus, riding from the suburbs to an inner city school, Charlotte, North Carolina.
George W. Watkins School (New Kent County School Board)
A photo of George W. Watkins School in Virginia, an African American only institution in New Kent county.
Ford Institutional Advertising on Military Vehicle Production, "Ford Announces New Models for 1943"
The American automobile industry essentially shut down for the duration of World War II -- shut down its civilian production, that is. American automakers turned their plants and workforces to the manufacture of war materiel. This 1943 advertisement…
'Access America'-- Rights of physically disabled
The article discusses legal rights, legislative developments, and societal considerations pertaining to the rights and accommodations for people with physical disabilities, exploring issues related to accessibility, discrimination, and advocacy…
DELEGATES TO THE EVIAN CONFERENCE
Delegates to the Evian Conference, where the fate of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany was discussed. US delegate Myron Taylor is third from left. France, July 1938.
JEWISH REFUGEE CHILDREN FROM CHILDREN'S TRANSPORT (KINDERTRANSPORT) ARRIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Jewish refugee children, part of a Children's Transport (Kindertransport) from Germany, soon after arriving in Harwich. Great Britain, December 2, 1938.
ARRIVING IN NEW YORK
A group of German and Austrian Jewish refugee children arrives in New York on board the SS President Harding. New York, United States
A SOLDIER GREETS LIBERATED PRISONERS
A US soldier with liberated prisoners of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Austria