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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.

Martin Luther King’s Historic Letter Remembered

April 16, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Martin Luther King's Historic Letter from Birmingham Jail

Martin Luther King’s Historic Letter from Birmingham Jail is prime example of revolutionary devotion to democracy at a time where government failed to meet basic needs

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Election History, Martin Luther King Jr.

Supreme Court to See Case Dismantling Voting Rights Act

January 4, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

President Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks at the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965.

Voting Rights Act requires states with racist past to have election laws federally approved

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Civil Rights Era, Eric Holder, Minority Voting Rights, Racism and Prejudice, Supreme Court, Voter Access, Voting Rights Act

African-American Voter Turnout Eclipses Whites in First

December 27, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

African-American Voter Turnout

African-American voter turnout in record numbers surpassed 2008 among the voters nationwide: Voting wasn’t permitted going back to the post-Civil War period

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Civil Rights Era, Election History, Minority Voting Rights, Racism and Prejudice, Voter Access, Voter Suppression, Voter Turnout

Martin Luther King Jr. the Philosopher

January 18, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Martin Luther King Jr. the Philosopher

Martin Luther King Jr. the philosopher’s quotations to get you in the mood for democracy protest

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Civil Rights Era, Election History, Martin Luther King Jr.

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