Civil Rights Turning Points in Every Decade

In the 1960s, Civil Rights Leaders brought the celebration of Juneteenth back into American life.

Freedom Summer 1964 was a massive voter registration campaign in Mississippi. The first interracial movement of its kind, the project was led by Black southern organizers and staffed by both Black and white volunteers.

Nearly a century before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings challenged segregated transit in New York City.

Kwanzaa didn't just appear spontaneously—it was specifically designed to heal a struggling community after the infamous Watts' Rebellion.