#CivilRightsHistory is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 6 people shared 26 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 0% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 11 with 3 posts.

Posts with #CivilRightsHistory

Legal Defense Fund

@legaldefensefund.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

In 1948, President Truman signed an executive order to end segregation in the U.S. military. After WWII, 900K+ Black Americans served — and activists kept up the pressure for justice. This order helped pave the way for a more inclusive military. #CivilRightsHistory

President Truman seated at a desk in the Oval Office, signing a document, with the American flag in the background.

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National Day Calendar

@nationaldaycalendar.com

about 2 months ago

Freedom to love beyond boundaries. ✨ Today, we observe National Loving Day! 💖 Let's continue to stand in solidarity for love, equality, and inclusion. 🕊️ #LovingDay #LovingDay2026 #LoveWins #CivilRightsHistory #DiverseLove #InterracialCouples #EqualityForAll loom.ly/lEa1Be4

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Illinois Department of Human Rights

@illinoisdhr.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Today, we honor Rosa Parks, whose courage sparked a movement for justice. At IDHR, we’re committed to advancing her fight by protecting civil rights and working to end discrimination in Illinois. #RosaParksDay #CivilRightsHistory #IllinoisHumanRights

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Feral Women's Society of America

@fwsa.bsky.social

9 months ago

The series finale of Negro Boys Industrial School-Locked Doors, Lost Boys is out. We return to the fire that killed twenty one boys, the testimony of those who lived, and the lasting impact. Listen and share to keep their story alive. #ArkansasHistory #TrueCrime #CivilRightsHistory #Podcast #arpx

www.coronersreport.net

E8 P4-Wrightsville Boys Industrial School-Locked Doors, Lost Boys

Decades later, survivors, historians, and advocates still fight to keep Wrightsville’s story alive.

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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More)

@cynleitichsmith.bsky.social

2 months ago

ALICE PIPER SPEAKS UP by Loralee Sepsey, Morgan Thompson & Sage Andrew Romero (Hey Day). When a 1923 school board refused to let Alice and six other Native students attend public school, she sued for her right to an equal education. #nativeamerican #CivilRightsHistory #nonfiction #middlegrade

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University Press of Mississippi

@upmississippi.bsky.social

11 months ago

Remembering Emmett Till, whose death in 1955 became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. His story must never be forgotten. #EmmettTill #CivilRightsHistory #NeverForget #UPMississippi

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Duke University Press

@dukepress.bsky.social

4 months ago

Washington, NC has declared April 18 "Sarah Louise Keys Day!" Join @amynbooks.bsky.social, author of "Riding into History," a bio of Sarah Keys Evans, at events celebrating her in Washington and Roanoke Rapids. #CivilRightsHistory buff.ly/NBTg5sJ

Cover of Riding into History: The Surprising Story of Sarah Keys Evans and the Fight to Desegregate Bus Travel by Amy Nathan with Sarah Keys Evans. The background features a sepia-toned historical photograph of a young Black woman wearing a military uniform with buttons and a matching hat. The overall color scheme is a warm brownish tone. The author names are at the top in red, the subtitle is in black in the middle, and the title is in a large font in the lower third of the design.

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Historical Marker Database

@hmdb.org

over 1 year ago

#OtD in 1946, Sgt. Isaac Woodard was beaten and blinded by law enforcement enforcement in South Carolina, prompting Truman to form a Council on Civil Rights. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=239263 #CivilRightsHistory #BlackHistory @civilrightsmatter.bsky.social @blackhistorydb.bsky.social

Sgt. Isaac Woodard, a black soldier, was removed from a bus in Batesburg and arrested on Feb. 12, 1946, after a dispute with the bus driver. Woodard was beaten and blinded by a town police officer and the next day convicted in town court for “drunk and disorderly.” The incident led Harry Truman to form a Council on Civil Rights and issue Executive Order 9981, which desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948.

The police officer was charged with violating Woodard’s civil rights but was acquitted by an all-white jury. The result troubled the presiding judge, J. Waties Waring, who would go on to issue landmark civil rights rulings, including a dissent in Briggs v. Elliott (1952), which became a model for Brown v. Board of Education (1954). In 2018 a judge, on the town’s motion, expunged Woodard’s conviction.

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Feral Women's Society of America

@fwsa.bsky.social

9 months ago

Newspaper archives from the Negro Boys Industrial School fire are now live. These pages reveal what was reported, what was missing, and how the story was shaped. Take a look and see the history for yourself. Link below. #ArkansasHistory #CivilRightsHistory #TrueCrime #BlackHistory #arpx #podcast

www.coronersreport.net

Unlocking the Past: The Newspaper Archive for the Negro Boys Industrial School Fire

The story of the Negro Boys Industrial School Fire has lived for decades in whispers, fragments, and memories that never found a home.

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Racial Reconciliation, Franklin County PA

@racialrec.bsky.social

2 days ago

most famous leaders? #WednesdayWisdom #BlackHistory #CivilRightsHistory #BayardRustin #LGBTQHistory #HiddenHistory #SocialJustice #HistoryMatters

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Ohio University Press

@ohiounivpress.bsky.social

6 months ago

We're highlighting ART AND ACTIVISM, by Jack Marchbanks, for #BlackHistoryMonth — a powerful look at how jazz legends & literary icons used their art to drive the civil rights movement. A must‑read for anyone interested in culture & justice. www.ohioswallow.com/97808…. #CivilRightsHistory

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Laura R. Prieto

@laurarprieto.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Spoiler alert: Maude Trotter Stewart was not just a housewife. My latest for @maryelizaproject.bsky.social #BlackHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Suffrage #CivilRightsHistory #BlackBoston #BostonHistory

Mary Eliza Project @maryelizaproject.bsky.social

Every name in the Boston Women's Voter Registers leads us to a life and a story. But we can't always trust everything the registration officials wrote down as fact. Maude T Steward, claimed her right to vote on August 20, 1920. Image: Maude Trotter Stewart in front of "The Guardian" offices, n.d.