Filter by: Supreme CourtVoting RightsHistoryRacial JusticeElectionsGovernmentCensusDistrictingProtestConstitutionLocal ElectionsLocal GovernmentState GovernmentStatehood Juneteenth Juneteenth marked the end of slavery and the beginning of the fight for citizenship for Black Americans. Bloody Sunday Anniversary The events of March 7, 1965 were considered to be a turning point for civil rights & led directly to passage of the Voting Rights Act. The March on Washington In 1963, leaders of the civil rights movement organized the March on Washington to protest ongoing racial inequity. The 26th Amendment and the Youth Vote The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended the right to vote to all Americans aged 18 and older.
