Profiles of Resilience on Instagram: "Charles Alston was an influential African American artist, muralist, and teacher known for his contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and his work in civil rights advocacy through art. Alston's diverse body of work, which includes painting, sculpture, murals, and illustrations, explored themes of African American identity, social injustice, and human dignity. He was a leading figure in the New York art scene, significantly impacting the development of African American art in the 20th century. Alston's murals, such as those at the Harlem Hospital and the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building, are celebrated for their beauty, historical significance, and social commentary. ### Notable Achievements and Contributions: - Played a pivotal role in the
"Wipe out discrimination against race, religions, on the job, in restaurants, in housing...CIO says 'Wipe out discrimination,'" c. 1947. Though labor unions havent been uniform in their support of civil rights & against discrimination, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) National Committee to Abolish Discrimination was formed during WWII to eliminate discriminatory practices in all CIO locals. Source: Kheel Center Poster Collection
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ICT Task 4 Podcast: Civil Rights Movement Background and Brief Summary
This is a short podcast on subtopic of Topic 3 of Grade 12 History under Civil Society Protests 1950's to 1970's. Covering the Civil Rights Movement in the southern United States that fought to end racial discrimination and segregation. by Ciara tyne 19015454
Freedom Riders | American Experience | PBS
Freedom Riders, 1961; Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961, and following years, to challenge the non-enforcement of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. The southern states refused to acknowledge these federal rulings.