Civil Rights

Segregation on buses in Alabama officially ended on November 13th, 1956.

Sylvia Pankhurst was taken to the women's jail at Holloway on October 24th, 1906.

The Theosophists Helena Blavatsky, Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins and others went to India at the end of the 19th century to search for God and universal brotherhood in the Hindu tradition. They also ended up supporting women’s rights against contemporary Hindu practices. Mark Bevir explores the tensions between their fascination with traditional culture and the reforming zeal of their proto-feminism.

Mark Rathbone looks at the role of the Supreme Court in the history of civil rights in the USA from 1865 onwards.

Richard Wilkinson is impressed by a new study of the women’s movement.

Michael Lynch takes a fresh look at the key reform of 19th-century Russia – the end of Serfdom.

William Rubinstein looks at a turning point in America’s national sport.

Paula Bartley reappraises the role of the leader of the Suffragettes.

Peter Ling analyses Martin Luther King's involvement with non-violent protest in the USA. 

June Purvis explores the career of Emmeline Pankhurst.