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In April 1963, a letter smuggled out from behind prison walls changed the course of America's civil rights movement. How did words scrawled on toilet paper and newspaper margins become history?
May 5, 2026
In 1960, a six-year-old Black girl named Ruby Bridges walked alone into an all-white school under federal marshal escort. That small pair of footsteps became a defining moment in the dismantling of racial segregation in America.
May 3, 2026
May 3, 1963, Birmingham, Alabama. Police dogs and fire hoses turned on peaceful marchers. The photographs moved a president — and produced the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
May 2, 2026
On April 28, 1967, heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali publicly refused induction into the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. This is the story of how one man's decision shook an entire nation.
Apr 28, 2026
In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges was escorted by four federal marshals into an all-white school in New Orleans. She spent an entire year as the only student in her classroom. That single act of courage forever changed the history of American public education.
Apr 10, 2026On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., the iconic figure of the Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated on the balcony of a Memphis motel. His death shook America to its core and forever altered the course of history.
Apr 4, 2026
The 'Bloody Sunday' that took place on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama on March 7, 1965, became the decisive catalyst for the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Two weeks later, on March 22, Senate hearings on President Lyndon Johnson's Voting Rights Act intensified, and the course of history began to shift.
Mar 22, 2026