Civil Rights Collection (page 9)

YOLANDE BETBEZE (1928-2016). American opera singer and civil rights activist. As Miss America of 1951, posing with her trophy. Photograph, 1950

DESEGREGATION: ALABAMA. Civil rights activists on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama after the issuance of the Supreme Courts integration order. From left to right: Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr

CORDY TINDELL VIVIAN (1924- ). American minister. Being arrested by a sheriff while leading a prayer outside the Selma, Alabama courthouse. Photograph, 1965

FREEDOM RIDERS, 1961. Civil rights activists en route from New York to Washington, D.C. to protest racial segregation. Photograph, 1961

MARIE STRITT (1855-1928). German feminist and suffragette. Photograph, 1904

HELENE LANGE (1848-1930). German feminist and educator. Photograph, c1910

MARGARET MURRAY WASHINGTON (1865-1925). American civil rights activist and wife of Booker T. Washington. Photograph, c1900

DESEGREGATION: ALABAMA. African American anti-segregation activists, including Reverend Frederick Shuttlesworth, sit alongside white passengers on a bus in Birmingham, Alabama. Photograph, 1956

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1963. African American protesters kneel on the sidewalk outside of City Hall in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest racial segregation. Photograph, 1963

HEMAN SWEATT (1912-1982). American civil rights activist. Photograph, 1950

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS. American civil rights activists Heman Sweatt (center) with Roy Wilkins (left) and Robert L. Carter (right) at a press conference at NaCPs New York City headquarters

CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH, 1965. A group of protesters with American flags in front of the Alabama State House, at the end of a Selma to Montegomery civil rights march. Photograph, 1965

LITTLE ROCK NINE, 1957. African American students Jefferson Thomas and Ernest Green reading a newspaper article related to their efforts to attend Little Rock Central High School. Photograph, 1957

ERNEST GREEN (1941-). American man know for being a member of the Little Rock Nine, the group of African American students who first integrated Little Rock Central High School

ARKANSAS: LITTLE ROCK, 1958. White students stand in front of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas with a sign reading " This school closed by order of the federal goverment."

CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH, 1965. Participants in a Selma to Montgomery, Alabama civil rights march stop for a rest. Photograph, 1965

MISSISSIPPI: INDIANOLA, 1965. Civil rights protesters march through the streets of Indianola, Mississippi. Photograph, 1965

CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH, 1965. Aerial view of a civil rights march between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. Photograph, 1965

NEW YORK: CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1965. An African American man with a child on his shoulders protesting the violent suppression of the civil rights march in Selma, Alabama

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1965. Police removing civil rights activists from their sit-in inside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 15 March 1965

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1965. Civil rights activists staging a sit-in inside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 15 March 1965

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Protestors at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, 28 August 1963

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Young women at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, 28 August 1963

POSTER: MALCOLM X, 1976. Screenprint by Rachael Romero, 1977

JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987). American writer. Photograph by Carl van Vechten, 1955

CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY (1921-2005). American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, and politician. Photographed with Randolph Rankin at a City Hall budget meeting in New York City, February 1965

EVERS, MOTLEY & GREENBERG. Civil Rights lawyers Medgar Evers, Constance Baker Motley, and Jack Greenberg at a press conference regarding James Merediths suit against the University of Mississippi

KING, MOTLEY & KUNSTLER. American civil rights activists Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Constance B. Motley, and William Kunstler. Photograph, July 1962

WILLIAM G. ANDERSON (1927- ). American physician and civil rights activist. Photographed in his office in Albany, Georgia, by Warren K. Leffler, August 1962

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. American civil rights leaders, including Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, and Martin Luther King Jr. meeting with President John F. Kennedy following the March on Washington

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1969. Protesters at a candlelight march led by Coretta Scott King, as part of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Photograph, 15 October 1969

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1969. Coretta Scott King leading a march to the White House as part of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, 15 October 1969

CLEVELAND ROBINSON (1914-1995). American labor leader and civil rights activist. On the second floor of the National Headquarters of the March on Washington in Harlem, New York

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. President John F. Kennedy meeting with civil rights leaders after the March on Washington. Left to right: Willard Wirtz, Floyd McKissick, Mathew Ahmann, Whitney Young

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Men singing and playing guitars inside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 28 August 1963

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Union members carrying signs during the March on Washington. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, 28 August 1963

RUBY HURLEY (1909-1980). American civil rights leader. Photograph, 1963

LENA HORNE (1919-2010). American singer. Photographed with Medgar Evers at a civil rights rally in Jackson, Mississippi, 1963

JOSH WHITE (1914-1969). American musician and civil rights activist; also known as Pinewood Tom and Tippy Barton. Photograped with his wife Carol

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1965. Protesters from the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee chained to a courthouse in New York City in protest of the civil rights

STOKELY CARMICHAEL (1941-1998). American civil rights activist. Protesting the exclusion of Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from the 90th Congress. Photograph, 10 January 1967

MEDGAR EVERS (1925-1963). American civil rights activist. Photograph, c1960

EVERS MEMORIAL, 1963. Reverend R. L. T. Smith addressing a crowd at a memorial service
EVERS MEMORIAL, 1963. Reverend R.L.T. Smith addressing a crowd at a memorial service for slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers in New York City. Photograph, 1963

JULIAN BOND (1940-2015). American social activist, politician and civil rights leader. Photograph, c1967

BILL OF RIGHTS, 1959. Courtroom scene stressing the importance of the Bill of Rights. Illustration by Stanley Dersh, 1959

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Marchers arriving at Union Station for the March on Washington. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, 28 August 1963

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Marchers with the Medical Committee for Human Rights at the March on Washington. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, 28 August 1963

MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 1963. Marchers arriving at the March on Washington. Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, 28 August 1963

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"Civil Rights: A Journey Towards Equality and Justice" The struggle for civil rights has been a long and arduous journey, marked by pivotal moments that have shaped history. From the Olympic Games in 1968 to the streets of Montgomery, Alabama in 1956, these snapshots capture the indomitable spirit of those who fought for equality. In Mexico City's Olympic Games of 1968, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos made an iconic statement by raising their fists in the Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies. Australian Peter Norman stood beside them wearing an OPHR badge as a symbol of solidarity. This powerful act resonated worldwide, highlighting the need for change. Rewinding back to December 21st, 1956, we witness Rosa Parks taking her rightful place at the front of a public bus in Montgomery - once reserved exclusively for white passengers. Seated behind her is reporter Nicholas C. Criss, capturing this historic moment that ignited a movement against segregation. Springtime in Birmingham, Alabama saw another disturbing scene unfold during the Youth Mass Demonstration of 1963 when police dogs attacked a young black man. This shocking image served as a stark reminder that progress was still far from being achieved. Traveling even further back in time to colonial Massachusetts during the 1600s reveals how dissenters were banished from Puritan society simply because they dared to challenge societal norms. The fight for civil rights has always required courage and resilience. Fast forward to May 17th, 1954 - Thurgood Marshall and his fellow NAACP attorneys George E. C Hayes and James Nabrit Jr. , celebrate their landmark victory in Brown vs. Board of Education at the Supreme Court in Washington D. C. This ruling declared racial segregation unconstitutional within educational institutions – paving the way towards equal opportunities for all children. Throughout history, women have also played crucial roles in advancing civil rights movements.