Civil Rights in America

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Although the Declaration of Independence proclaimed a vision of equality for al, the rights it contained were not extended to the more than 500,000 enslaved African Americans living in the United States. For over 225 years, Africa Americans have continued their struggle to realize the promises made by the Declaration of Independence. The heroic efforts of Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. black college students, Freedom Riders – and many others, both famous & unknown – began the journey to fulfill the promises made in 1776. This booklet gives an overview of the struggles & the accomplishments that continue to his day.