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Civil Rights Era articles on Democracy Chronicles

The Civil Rights Era encompasses the time of the mass American social movement following World War II, whose goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans and enforce their constitutional voting rights. Also see our section on American democracy or see more general articles on Civil Rights, African-Americans, or Minority Voting.

Goodbye Roe v. Wade, Goodbye Rule Of Law

by Andrew Straw - May 5, 2022

Congress should impeach judges who act like that because it is not good behavior, and they were asked not to act that way when they were confirmed.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights Era, Supreme Court

PODCAST: Defending Democracy At Home And Abroad

by Jenna Spinelle - March 9, 2022

Robert Kagan is a foreign policy expert who turned his focus to the US last fall in a column titled “Our Constitutional Crisis Is Already Here”.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Civil Rights Era, Founding Fathers, Voter Access

57 Years After The Selma Voting Rights Act March

by DC Editors - March 8, 2022

57 Years After The Selma Voting Rights Act March

The Voting Rights Act is linked to the events of Bloody Sunday, what preceded them, and what we as a nation should have learned from them.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights Era, Election History, Minority Voting Rights

Jimmie Lee Jackson: First Martyr Of The 60s Voting Rights Movement

by DC Editors - May 22, 2021

Jimmie Lee Jackson: First Martyr Of The 60s Voting Rights Movement

Jimmie Lee Jackson is little more than a footnote in time but it was his death and blood that gave us the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights Era, Voting Rights Act

26th Amendment Anniversary, Reminder of Value of Youth Vote

by DC Editors - March 24, 2021

26th Amendment Anniversary, reminder of value of Youth Vote

The 26th Amendment anniversary is a reminder of the value of youth vote. Youth were very involved in advocacy leading to the law.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Civil Rights Era, Election History, Youth Voting Rights

Copy Of Voting Rights Act Signed By Lyndon Johnson Auctioned

by DC Editors - March 13, 2021

Copy Of Voting Rights Act Signed By Lyndon Johnson Auctioned

Boston-based auction firm says an official printing of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 Voting Rights Act sold for $85,332.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Civil Rights Era, Election History, Voter Access, Voting Rights Act

Rapper Common To Produce Biopic On Voting Activist Fannie Lou Hamer

by DC Editors - March 1, 2021

Rapper Common To Produce Biopic On Voting Activist Fannie Lou Hamer

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, who is known by his stage name Common is set to produce a biopic on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Election History

The Woman Who Was Key In Getting Us the Voting Rights Act

by DC Editors - February 27, 2021

The Woman Who Was Key In Getting Us the Voting Rights Act

Little known, Amelia Boynton played a key role in getting us the voting rights act and actively organised the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights Era, Election History, Voting Rights Act, Women and Democracy, Women Voting Rights

The Historical Significance of Malcolm X’s Assassination

by DC Editors - February 24, 2021

The Historical Significance of Malcolm X’s Assassination

Malcom X was one of America’s most prominent civil rights activists. His assassination has a historical significance that cannot be ignored.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Celebrity Politics, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Era, Election History

‘Urgent and essential:’ How John Lewis’s death has renewed calls to protect voting rights

by DC Editors - August 2, 2020

'Urgent and essential:' How John Lewis's death has renewed calls to protect voting rights

‘Urgent and essential’ is how the bill that would restore a crucial provision of the voting rights act promoted by the late John Lewis has been described.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights Era, Democrats, Martin Luther King Jr., Republicans, Voting Rights Act

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