AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
The following are documents which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These documents are a starting point for additional research and discussions that help further our understanding of the history of people of African ancestry in the United States.
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(1967) Reitman v. Mulkey
387 U.S. 369 (1967) REITMAN ET AL. v. MULKEY ET AL. No. 483. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March...
(2023) Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College certiorari to the united states court of appeals...
(2013) Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Abigail Noel FISHER, Petitioner v. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN et al. No. 11-345. Supreme Court of United States. Argued...
(1974) Milliken v. Bradley
MILLIKEN, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, ET AL. v. BRADLEY ET AL. No. 73-434. Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 27,...
(1848) Frederick Douglass, “The Rights of Women”
On July 19-20, 1848, 68 women and 32 men attended the First Women’s Rights Convention which was held in the...
(2022) Emmett Till Antilynching Act
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City...
(1854) Kansas-Nebraska Act
An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives...
(1861) The First Confiscation Act
CHAP. LX.–An Act to confiscate Property used for Insurrectionary Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives...
(1820) The Missouri Compromise
An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the...
