Pushing Towards Civil Rights

The push towards civil rights in the United States has been longstanding and is ever-evolving. While not encompassing, our civil rights unit covers the expansion and abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, and the expansion of rights through court cases and laws. For more coverage, check out additional cases in our Landmark Library.

Topics at a Glance: Slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow era, Progressive Era, Women’s Suffrage, Civil Rights Movement, Black Power Movement