Engraving shows an agent from the Freedmen's Bureau as he separates two groups of armed men, one comprised of white men and the other of freed slaves, 1868. The Freedmen's Bureau was created to help refugees from the American Civil War.

First page of the newspaper Le Petit Journal Sunday 7 October 1906 in illustration "Lynching" Massacre in the United States of African Americans in Atlanta (Georgia).

Chief Justice Earl Warren, pictured in 1966.

American poet and author Maya Angelou gestures while speaking in a chair during an interview at her home on April 8, 1978.

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The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.

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February is dedicated as Black History Month, honoring the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, including the civil rights movement and their artistic, cultural and political achievements.

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The U.S. Constitution, signed on September 17, 1787, created America’s federal government, established fundamental laws and legal structures while guaranteeing certain basic rights for American citizens.

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Maya Angelou Thrived in Multiple Careers Before Becoming a Writer

How the Warren Court Expanded Civil Rights in America

The Short‑Lived Promise of ’40 Acres and a Mule’

The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre: How Fearmongering Led to Violence