They were also key in bringing about landmark legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act ... in 2011 he became the first African-American to receive a monument ...

“Register and Vote”, 1972 National Museum of African American History and Culture Pinback buttons for voting rights National Museum of American History Sticker, "I Voted" National Museum of American ...

Owners of historical objects loaned to the NMAAHC, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution, said their items are being ...

We have compiled a variety of multimedia learning resources including videos, games, oral histories and online exhibits, organized by topics: African American Voting Rights Learn about the struggle to ...

Civil rights leaders launched a #HandsOffOurHistory campaign to rally to protect Black history from Trump's executive orders.

Hundreds gathered on Sunday in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when a group of peaceful demonstrators marched for African Americans' voting rights and were ...

And soon after the turn of the century, African American men began to lose the right to vote -- a right that many states had granted following the Revolutionary War. Simultaneously, voting rights ...

One photograph (top right) is reminiscent of classic images of the Madonna and Child. The woman is thought to be cradling her own child, making this a rare historical image. African-Americans ...

“The style of the pictures, the backdrops used—they looked the exact same.” Almost by accident, he realized, he had conserved a rare glimpse into the everyday lives of an African-American ...

In the Culminating Activity, students compare and contrast the causes and effects of these different currents on the African American experience in the post-civil rights era. Analyze the ...