Thomas Jackson Center for Equal Civil Rights

Civil Rights Act of 1991

Published on 2009-11-22 05:00:03

Nov. 22 1991After two years of debates, vetoes, and threatened vetoes, President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991, strengthening existing civil rights laws and providing for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

USCG: Commandant's Corner - Journal

Published on 2009-10-31 18:40:02

USCG: Commandant's Corner - JournalBy Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

USCG: Commandant's Corner - Journal

Published on 2009-10-31 18:33:43

USCG: Commandant's Corner - JournalBy Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Rosa Park Dies

Published on 2009-10-24 05:00:06

October 24 2005 Rosa Parks dies at age 92. By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

James Meredith University of Mississippi

Published on 2009-10-01 05:00:00

Oct. 1 1962James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Executive Order 11246

Published on 2009-09-23 05:00:04

Sept. 24, 1965Asserting that civil rights laws alone are not enough to remedy discrimination, President Johnson issues Executive Order 11246, which enforces affirmative action for the first time. It requires government contractors to "take affirmative action" toward prospective minority employees in all aspects of hiring and employment.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins

Published on 2009-09-16 05:00:02

Sept. 15 1963(Birmingham, Ala.) Four young girls (Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Addie Mae Collins) attending Sunday school are killed when a bomb explodes at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, a popular location for civil rights meetings. Riots erupt in Birmingham, leading to the deaths of two more black youths.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Integration

Published on 2009-09-01 05:00:04

Sept. 1957(Little Rock, Ark.) Formerly all-white Central High School learns that integration is easier said than done. Nine black students are blocked from entering the school on the orders of Governor Orval Faubus. President Eisenhower sends federal troops and the National Guard to intervene on behalf of the students, who become known as the "Little Rock Nine."By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

March on Washington

Published on 2009-08-28 05:00:01

Aug. 28 1963(Washington, D.C.) About 200,000 people join the March on Washington. Congregating at the Lincoln Memorial, participants listen as Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Voting Rights Act

Published on 2009-08-10 05:00:03

Aug. 10 1965Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and other such requirements that were used to restrict black voting are made illegal. By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner

Published on 2009-08-04 19:32:00

Aug. 4 1964(Neshoba Country, Miss.) The bodies of three civil-rights workers—two white, one black—are found in an earthen dam, six weeks into a federal investigation backed by President Johnson. James E. Chaney, 21; Andrew Goodman, 21; and Michael Schwerner, 24, had been working to register black voters in Mississippi, and, on June 21, had gone to investigate the burning of a black church. They were arrested by the police on speeding charges, incarcerated for several hours, and then released

Emmett Till

Published on 2009-08-01 17:00:01

Aug 1955.Fourteen-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till is visiting family in Mississippi when he is kidnapped, brutally beaten, shot, and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Two white men, J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant, are arrested for the murder and acquitted by an all-white jury. They later boast about committing the murder in a Look magazine interview. The case becomes a cause célèbre of the civil rights movement. By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

USCG: Commandant's Corner - Journal

Published on 2009-07-28 06:04:10

USCG: Commandant's Corner - JournalBy Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

USCG: Commandant's Corner - Journal

Published on 2009-07-28 06:03:34

USCG: Commandant's Corner - JournalBy Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Maori Culture vs. Emphasis on USCG Diversity

Published on 2009-07-20 05:55:29

I read this with interest on iCommandant. The post from Adm. A talks about the importance of the Maori culture. Coast Guard Report published a follow-up to the Admiral's statement.USCG: Commandant's Corner - Journal: "It is also important to note the extensive effort New Zealand is making to create a sustainable nation, something we can all learn from. Finally, the importance and emphasis on the native Maori culture underscores an abiding respect for their indigenous people."By Thomas Jackson

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Published on 2009-07-12 07:23:48

July 2 1964President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Affirmative Action

Published on 2009-07-12 07:23:05

June 23 2003 In the most important affirmative action decision since the 1978 Bakke case, the Supreme Court (5–4) upholds the University of Michigan Law School's policy, ruling that race can be one of many factors considered by colleges when selecting their students because it furthers "a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body."(See also: Affirmative Action Timeline.) By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Mississippi Civil Rights Murders

Published on 2009-07-12 07:22:50

June 21 2005 The ringleader of the Mississippi civil rights murders (see Aug. 4, 1964), Edgar Ray Killen, is convicted of manslaughter on the 41st anniversary of the crimes. By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Medgar Evers is Murdered

Published on 2009-07-12 07:22:30

June 12 1963(Jackson, Miss.) Mississippi's NAACP field secretary, 37-year-old Medgar Evers, is murdered outside his home. Byron De La Beckwith is tried twice in 1964, both trials resulting in hung juries. Thirty years later he is convicted for murdering Evers.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org

Coast Guard Report Has Moved

Published on 2008-12-25 20:35:33

Coast Guard report has moved to a new server. Please visit us atwww.coastguardreport.organd bookmark the new location. If you currently use or are a feedburner subscriber, you will need to update that feed.By Thomas Jackson editor@coastguardreport.org