@splcenter.org#OTD, Black voters in #Alabama mobilized to register to vote, calling it Freedom Day.
The Dallas County sheriff & his deputies watched the crowd grow. They began beating the men & women trying to register.
Sadly, voter suppression is still a problem today. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.orgFannie Lou Hamer was born #OTD in 1917 in Mississippi.
A powerhouse in the Civil Rights Movement, she organized registration drives for Black voters in the South and is remembered for her leadership and courage. #TheMarchContinues
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@splcenter.orgJames Forman is an unsung hero of the Civil Rights <ovement. He was born #OTD in 1928.
He was part of the "freedom train" challenging segregated seating on Georgia railways.
He was a reporter and teacher who worked with dispossessed tenant farmers in Tennessee.
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1919, Black sharecroppers near Elaine, Arkansas, gathered to organize for fair pay.
What followed was days of racial terror that left an unknown number of Black men, women and children dead, with estimates reaching into the hundreds.
We remember them.
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1962, a white mob rioted at the University of Mississippi in an attempt to stop James Meredith from becoming its first Black student.
Despite the violence, Meredith enrolled the next day, challenging segregation in higher education. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.orgBorn #OTD in 1952, bell hooks was a writer, feminist and thinker who transformed conversations on race, gender and love. Her legacy continues to shape movements for justice.
#TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.orgThe march for justice is a long-haul journey, and we’ve been at it nonstop since the 1970s.
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@splcenter.org#OTD in 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, forcing the return of people who escaped slavery and putting free Black people at risk of kidnapping.
Black communities and abolitionists resisted, risking their own safety to protect others seeking freedom.
@splcenter.org#OTD in 2016, Terence Crutcher was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer.
He was a father, son and twin brother who studied music and sang in his church choir.
Ten years later, we remember his life. We have not forgotten. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1963, a dynamite blast set by the Ku Klux Klan killed four young girls: #DeniseMcNair, age 11, and #CaroleRobertson, #CynthiaWesley and #AddieMaeCollins, all 14 years old. Over 20 other people were injured. No one was arrested for the bombing for 14 years. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.org#OTD, we recognize the International Day of Democracy.
Democracy is strongest when every eligible voter can make their voice heard and participate in the decisions that shape their community.
Protecting that right is work that belongs to all of us.
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1941, civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland was born.
A Freedom Rider and activist, she challenged segregation through sit-ins and demonstrations and was jailed at Mississippi’s Parchman prison.
Her legacy reminds us that solidarity requires action. #TheMarchContinues
@splcenter.org#OTD in 1994, what became known as the 1994 crime bill was signed into law, expanding policing, prisons and federal criminal penalties.
Its impact contributed to an era of mass incarceration that disproportionately harmed Black communities and other communities of color.
@splcenter.org#OTD, the horror still resonates. We remember that so much changed after that day.
We remember those who died in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Flight 93 on 9/11.
We hold the loved ones they left behind in our hearts. #TheMarchContinues
@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.
