The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places ... and over 600,000 men—2 percent of the population—died in it. Follow this timeline to chart the key historical figures and events.

After the American Civil War, many southern states retained racist rules and systems. The 1896 Supreme Court ruling allowing segregation was not successfully challenged until 1954. The fight for ...

Civil rights campaigns 1945-1965 Notable events in the civil rights movement in the 1950s were the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Little Rock. The 1960s saw Sit Ins, the Freedom Rides and protests in ...

A new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection, currently featuring a selection of our award-winning films from Stanley Nelson (Firelight), documenting pivotal moments in the 20th century civil rights ...