History ❯Civil Rights Movement

Jim Crow Laws

Voting Rights Act 1960s Racial Inequality Disenfranchisement Voting Rights Act of 1965 Segregation

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi's Felon Voting Ban

The 5th Circuit Court ruled that changes to the state's disenfranchisement laws must come from legislators, not the judiciary.

Reggie Jackson's Raw Account of Racism in Baseball Resonates

Court Overturns Mississippi's Voting Ban For Former Felons As 'Cruel And Unusual' Punishment