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Background Essay on the March on Washington Movement
This essay describes the history of the March on Washington Movement, from its beginnings in 1941 to the famous 1963 March.
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Eras: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975)
Bayard Rustin Describes the Fellowship of Reconciliation
Bayard Rustin was a gay civil rights activist who was particularly passionate about racial equality. He helped to organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of which Martin Luther King Jr. was a president, and which influenced the civil [...]
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Eras: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975)
Background Essay on the LGBTQ+ Community and the Military
This essay outlines broad trends in LGBTQ+ American history and traces the evolution of LGBTQ+ people’s involvement in and relationship with the United States military.
Tags: LGBTQ+
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Eras: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815), Antebellum America (1816-1860), Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913), Modern America (1914-1929), Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945), Postwar America (1946-1975), Contemporary US (1976 to the present)