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Home From the WarUnion soldiers returning home on leave from the Civil War reacquaint themselves with their loved ones.
March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom August 28, 1963A collection of pins, stickers, and patches worn by individuals participating in the 1963 March on Washington. This political demonstration was held…
Flow Chart for B-24 Production at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944Ford's Willow Run Bomber Plant, designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in 1941, undoubtedly contributed to the outcome of World War II. With 3.5…
[Illustrated Civil War "Union Envelopes"]: A Secession MovementRiding jackass backwards.
James Meredith walking on the campus of the University of Mississippi.The image show James Meredith walking on the University of Mississippi campus as he's accompanied by U.S. marshals.
Fair housing at its worst, Report four The Flagrant violation of Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act in Greater Hartford, ConnecticutA series of reports on equal housing opportunity from the Education/Instruction, an organization led by Ben Dixon, Boyd Hinds, and Julia Ramos. Report…
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.
President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation before signing the Civil Rights ActPresident Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) speaks to the nation before signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, July 2, 1964.
A policeman examines some of the ten school buses destroyed by fire and dynamite in late Aug. 30, 1971, just days before a court-ordered plan to desegregate schools in Pontiac, Michigan, by busing children went into effect.A Pontiac policeman examines some of the ten school buses destroyed late Aug. 30 by dynamite and fire in a school bus depot here. About 40 other buses…
Segregation In Public Schools Ended by Court Newspaper HeadlineA newspaper headline of the court ending segregation In public schools.