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A History of Civil Rights in America

For the first time, an eight part series presents America's unique 250 year experiment where remarkably, the rights of a citizen are grounded on the idea that all men are created equal.
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CRA $220.00/yr
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1774 - 1833
  • 1774 - Thomas Jefferson Writes A Summary View of the Rights of British America
  • 1776 - America's Declaration of Independence Sets the Stage for Civil Rights
  • 1791 - Bill of Rights Guarantees Civil Rights
  • 1828 - Jacksonian Democracy Creates Universal White Male Suffrage
  • 1833 - William Lloyd Garrison Founds the National Antislavery Society
CRA-001 $27.50/yr
1834 - 1868
  • 1837 - Horace Mann Leads the Way for Universal Education
  • 1863 - The Road to Lincoln\'s Emancipation Proclamation
  • 1865 - 13th Amendment Ends Slavery in America
  • 1868 - 14th Amendment Lays the Foundation for Civil Rights for All
CRA-002 $27.50/yr
1869 - 1916
  • 1869 - 15th Amendment Extends the Right to Vote to Black Men
  • 1879 - Standing Bear Becomes a Person
  • 1884 - Joseph and Mary Tape Successfully Challenge San Francisco Public Schools
  • 1886 - Through Yick Wo Supreme Court Establishes Equal Protection for Non Citizens
  • 1909 - W.E.B. Du Bois Founds the NAACP
  • 1916 - Louis Brandeis is the Champion of the Common Man
CRA-003 $27.50/yr
1917 - 1926
  • 1920 - Women Gain the Right to Vote
  • 1924 - Gertrude Simmons Bonnin Begins the Revival of American Indian Rights
  • 1925 - U.S. Supreme Court Begins Extending the Bill of Rights to the States
  • 1926 - You Chung Hong Leads the Fight for Chinese American Civil Rights
CRA-004 $27.50/yr
1927 - 1961
  • 1935 - Mary McLeod Bethune: American Woman of the 20th Century
  • 1943 - Magnuson Act Repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
  • 1948 - Harry S. Truman Initiates a Sea Change in American Civil Rights
  • 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education
  • 1955 - Rosa Parks is Arrested
  • 1961 - U.S. Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment to the States
CRA-005 $27.50/yr
1962 - 1965
  • 1963 - Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream Speech
  • 1964 - Warren Court Strengthens 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty' through Miranda
  • 1964 - Civil Rights Act Outlaws Discrimination Against Blacks and Women
  • 1964 - 24th Amendment Prohibits Poll Taxes in Federal Elections
  • 1964 - One Man, One Vote
  • 1965 - Voting Rights Act is Passed
CRA-006 $27.50/yr
1965 - 1993
  • 1965 - Cesar Chavez Leads the Charge for Hispanic Civil Rights
  • 1967 - Thurgood Marshall is the Champion for Black Rights
  • 1970 - John Echohawk Founds the Native American Rights Fund
  • 1971 - 26th Amendment Gives 18 Year Olds the Right to Vote
  • 1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
CRA-007 $27.50/yr
1994 - 2010
  • 2007 - Hispanics March for Civil Rights
  • 2008 - Boumediene v Bush Confirms Due Process for Non Citizens
  • 2008 - Barack Obama Wins the Presidency
  • 2010 - 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repealed
CRA-008 $27.50/yr