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The Ku Klux Klan's evolution from a Reconstruction-era terror group to a decentralized movement during the Cold War highlights its violent campaign against civil rights.
Close to 200 lynchings occurred in Tennessee alone during the period when Ida B. Wells began her activism against racial violence and injustice.
Walter White led the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet his significant role in the civil rights movement has largely been forgotten.
Jasmine Richards, a Black Lives Matter activist, received a 90-day jail sentence and 3 years' probation for felony lynching amid public protests.
Four infamous murder cases from the Civil Rights Era are reopened, leading to prosecutions of individuals who evaded justice for decades.
Almost 10,000 official documents from the FBI and National Archives detail the 1946 murders of four African-Americans near Moore’s Ford Bridge in Georgia.
During his first two years in office, William McKinley appointed nearly as many African Americans to federal positions as all previous presidents combined.
A 15-year-old boy named Emmett Till was lynched in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman in a store.
Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race after promising to ban critical race theory from schools, reflecting a growing national debate on the topic.
Lynching in America, which resulted in over 4,000 African-American deaths between 1877 and 1950, continues to influence contemporary voter registration and political dynamics.
Rakbar, a Muslim dairy farmer, is killed by a Hindu mob, impacting his family deeply.
Omaha faces racial tensions as a mob lynches Will Brown after false accusations.
More than 4,300 people were lynched by white mobs in the United States between 1877 and 1950, a history that continues to shape racial dynamics today.
The early civil rights movement is examined through a webinar featuring resources from New American History, including films and lesson plans.
Seven minutes passed as George Floyd begged for his life under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, prompting global protests for justice and reform.
Parts of Rasheem Carter's body were found in a field a month after he went missing in Taylorsville, prompting community demands for justice.
