Civil Rights

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka: A Landmark Supreme Court Case in the Fight for Equality

‍The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, decided on 17 May 1954, was a seminal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. This landmark Supreme Court decision declared the “separate …

Billie Holiday sings Strange Fruit

Originally written as a poem “Bitter Fruit” by Abel Meeropol became a song performed famously by Billie Holiday. Meeropol, a white, Jewish high school teacher from the Bronx and a member …

Protests as jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon killing

US neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who shot dead unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, is now a free man. Protesters have taken to the streets in the US as black community leaders …

Rosa Parks – civil rights activist

Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was honoured with a commemorative statue in the US Capitol building in Washington DC, on Wednesday, 27 February 2013. Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a …

Before Rosa Parks – Ida B Wells

Ida B Wells was born into slavery on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Her father, James, was a carpenter, and her mother, Elizabeth, was a famous cook. Both parents were literate and …

Southern Horrors – Lynch Law in All Its Phases – by Ida B Wells

Southern Horrors – Lynch Law in All Its Phases was written by activist Ida B Wells. Preface Hon. Fred. Douglass’s Letter The Offense The Black And White Of It The New Cry The Malicious …

Tommie Smith and John Carlos – Black Power Salute

On 16 October 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand that would see them banished from the Olympic games. In 1968, the United States already had a lot on its plate. This …

The Rodney King Story

Rodney Glen King, born on 2 April 1965 in Sacramento, California, became an unintentional symbol of racial tension and police brutality in the United States after his violent arrest in 1991. The …

African American Women and the right to vote: Pioneers in the Suffrage Movement

‍Throughout history, African American women have played a significant role in the fight for universal suffrage. Despite facing numerous obstacles due to their race and gender, these trailblazers made …

Gay, lesbian and transgender people face violence in South Africa

South Africa’s black lesbians and transgender men in disadvantaged areas regularly confront hostility and abuse from their families, communities and in their workplaces, according to a damning Human …

The FBI’s War on Black America – Documentary

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise of a black Messiah that would mobilise …

The Montgomery Bus Boycott: A turning point in the American Civil Rights Movement

‍The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted from 5 December 1955 to 20 December 1956, was a pivotal event in the American Civil Rights Movement. It was a mass protest against the racially segregated bus …

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