Civil Rights Story Briefs

Are people born free? Do governments give rights to citizens or do citizens give-up some rights in exchange for good government? These are stories about people seeking and achieving their civil rights.

During the second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), when the Boers refused to surrender to the Anglos, the British rounded-up thousands of Afrikaners (Boers...

Misery descended on Ireland during the years of the potato blight. Although only the potato crop failed, famine followed when healthy crops were expor...

On the 18th of September, 1895, Professor Booker T. Washington gives an important speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atl...

Borodino, a small village about 70 miles west of Moscow, was the site of a bloody battle during the Napoleonic Wars. It took place on September 7, 181...

Tom Tanaka was living at Camp Poston when he created this painting of the place on May 17, 1942.

John Rogers, Sr., was one of the original members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron. He was well-known for his outstanding ability as a dive bomber.

A famous Apache medicine man, often referred to as an Apache chief, Geronimo remained a prisoner of war after his surrender in 1886. The U.S. federal ...

Susan Anthony was berated by many different publications as she continued to fight for a woman's right to vote in America.

Before Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping farm workers get a decent wage, field workers - including children - toiled long hours for unbelieva...

American children held jobs in many industries, including the cotton industry during the early 20th century. This girl was a spinner at a South Caroli...

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was intended to provide protection for African-Americans.  The United States Supreme Court, however, found it to be ...

Religious leaders in Cleveland protest the buidling of a segregated school, but a deadly accident fails to stop its construction.

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