Black History Month 2020 Blog Series

In the first of our blogs for Black History Month 2020, Rahsaan Hall discusses the ACLU's early racial justice work, beginning with our defense of the Scottsboro Boys.

Since the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965, the ACLU has been working fervently to ensure that our nation fulfills its promise of full representation for Black Americans.

Whether it's desegregated housing or education, Black Americans have fought for centuries to win the basic freedoms enshrined in the Constitution. Rahsaan Hall charts the ACLU's role in the long struggle for equal protection under the law.

In the final installment of this series, Rahsaan Hall looks at efforts by the ACLU of Massachusetts to confront racism in law enforcement and racially disparate policing.