The U.S. Civil Rights Commission played a significant role in Black history in the United States. Established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the commission was tasked with investigating and monitoring civil rights issues and discrimination in the country. One of its primary focuses was investigating and reporting on voting rights violations, desegregation efforts, and other civil rights issues affecting African Americans.

The commission's work was critical in documenting and bringing attention to systemic racism and discrimination in various sectors of society, including education, employment, housing, and criminal justice. Its reports and findings were instrumental in shaping and informing civil rights policies and legislation in the 1960s and beyond.

The U.S. Civil Rights Commission continues to exist today as an independent and bipartisan federal agency dedicated to the enforcement of civil rights laws and the protection of civil rights for all Americans, including African Americans.