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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.

Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again

April 30, 2020 by Steve Schneider 1 Comment

Country Joe McDonald

I suspect a Democratic or Republican leader may tell us that “Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again” before I leave this planet. And, chances are, many Americans will support that war.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights Era, Political Artwork, Vietnam

Growing Up Learning Importance of Registering People to Vote

April 21, 2020 by Steve Schneider 2 Comments

Learning Importance of Registering People to Vote

In an excerpt from her unfinished, unpublished memoir, Ruth Carter-Lynch discusses the time of Martin Luther King Jr. and fellow Civil Rights leaders.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Local Elections, Civil Rights Era, Martin Luther King Jr., Minority Voting Rights, Voter Access, Voter Registration

Podcast: The Ongoing Struggle for Civil Rights

April 12, 2019 by Jenna Spinelle Leave a Comment

Joyce Ladner was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She was mentored by Medgar Evers, expelled from Jackson State University for participating in a sit-in, and failed Mississippi’s voter literacy test three times. She discusses those […]

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Voter Access

Film Features Green Book That Mapped Safe Routes in Jim Crow era

February 25, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

The Oscar-nominated film Green Book depict post-World War II America as a land of wide prosperity while mapping safe route through era of discrimination.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights Era, Election History, Political Artwork, Racism and Prejudice

How Ugandan Bobi Wine’s Nonviolence Echoes US Civil Rights Struggle

February 5, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Ugandan Bobi Wine’s Nonviolent Resistance Echoes America’s Civil Rights Struggle

Ssentamu with stage name Bobi Wine’s activism emerged from his music, which carried strong political messages long before he sought public office.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Civil Rights Era, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents, Uganda

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?

January 21, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr?

Martin Luther King Jr. who embodied the civil rights movement, was assassinated more than 50 years ago on April 4, 1968. Some key facts about him here.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Civil Rights Era, Election History, Martin Luther King Jr., Political Dissidents

Activist From Lunch Counter Protest Photo, John Hunter Gray, Dies

January 13, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

John Salter Jr., later known as John Hunter Gray

A community organizer shown in an iconic photograph while challenging racial segregation in Mississippi in 1960s has died at his home in Pocatello, Idaho.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Political Dissidents, Racism and Prejudice

Thanks to Great Friends and Mentors, I Made it to 75

January 8, 2019 by Julio César Guerrero 1 Comment

I Made it to 75 César Chávez

I have been very fortunate to make part of my life’s journey with people who like mom. Thus as I turn 75 this week I find it not only proper but just, to honor the memory of people close to me who have in many ways made my life richer.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Latino Voting Rights, Socialism and Labor

How Religion Wrecks Democracy and Our Justice System

January 4, 2019 by David Anderson, J.D. 5 Comments

How Religion Wrecks Democracy

Religion is the foundation of our legal, political and electoral system still. Would you choose to download software built with 2,000 year-old logic onto your computer or fly on a plane built according to first century aeronautics?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Civil Rights Era, Felon Voting, Founding Fathers, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism and Prejudice, Religion and Democracy, Thomas Paine, Voter Access

VIDEO: Bobby Seale Describes His Trial After 1968 DNC Protests

August 31, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

To recap the Chicago 1968 DNC, Amy Goodman and Juan González of Democracy Now! were joined by Bobby Seale, chairman of the Black Panther Party, who told his story.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Civil Rights Era, Democracy Protests, Democrats

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