Challenges to civil rights prior to 1930?

Question

I need help with figuring out what challenges there were for civil rights prior to 1930?

Answer 1

During the Great Depression in the US, which began on October 29, 1929, gainful employment was practically nonexistent for African-Americans. The only available jobs were as porters for the Pullman Rail Company (which paid blacks one-third of what white employees make). Journalist Philip Randolph made it his mission to help these forgotten workers -- called "George," after company founder George Pullman. It culminated with the formation of the first black union in America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Philip_Randolph
http://www.laborradio.org/node/2553

Also, two white women accused nine black teenagers, who were later called "The Scottsboro Boys," of raping them on a Southern Railroad freight run in 1931, setting off a twenty year long chain reaction that eventually reached the Supreme Court -- and launched the modern-day Civil Rights movement.

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm

Answer 2

This site has a civil rights chronology beginning in 1619. It's a list by year of each one.

www.civilrights.org/
library/permanent_collection
/resources/crchron.html