@splcenter.orgSigned #OTD by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the #CivilRightsAct1957 was the first key legislative action to protect civil rights since Reconstruction.
Its reach was limited, and today, much like in 1957, civil rights are still under attack.
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1965, legislation establishing HUD was signed into law, creating a federal agency focused on the nation’s housing needs.
More than 60 years later, the fight for fair, safe and affordable housing continues.
@splcenter.orgToday we recognize Sonnie Hereford IV, the first Black child to integrate #Alabama schools #OTD in 1963.
His father, a civil rights activist, listened to Martin Luther King Jr.'s call to integrate schools.
Today, the march for equal education continues. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1954, Ruby Bridges was born. She became a civil rights activist at just 6 years old as the first Black child to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1974, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act was signed into law, establishing landmark protections for children in the justice system.
More than 50 years later, the fight to ensure every child is treated fairly and with dignity continues.
@splcenter.org#OTD, we celebrate Labor Day. The holiday honors the triumphs of U.S. workers. It originated in the late 19th century, when labor activists advocated for a federal holiday to recognize that workers strengthen and enhance the nation's prosperity and well-being.
@splcenter.org@splcenter.orgCharles Hamilton Houston, known as "the man who killed Jim Crow," was born #OTD in 1895.
He's responsible for integrated housing and integrated schools. He worked on nearly every civil rights case before the Supreme Court between 1930 and Brown v. Board of Education.