Hearst Metrotone News
African Americans eat with caucasians at a Woolworth's lunch counter after the overturning of segregation laws.
African Americans eat with caucasians at a Woolworth's lunch counter after the overturning of segregation laws.
Getty Images
Montgomery Bus Boycott and MLK
Busy main street, traffic / segregation sign over doorway, 'Colored Gallery' / Black Montgomery bus boycott protesters getting into car during Montgomery bus boycott / white people boarding empty bus / empty buses driving through streets...
Hearst Metrotone News
A man removes segregation signs from buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
A man removes segregation signs from buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
Curated Video
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PBS
Mary Church Terrell | Unladylike2020
Catalytic events wake people up. For Mary Church Terrell the lynching of her friend Thomas Moss lead to her involvement in the catalytic events of suffrage, anti-lynching, and desegregation. Learn more about this amazing woman and her...
Scholastic
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Leader and a Hero
Martin Luther King Jr. is the focus of a video that details his life and accomplishments. Viewers take in moments of history alongside clear narration. A hopeful message concludes the video.
Kids Academy
Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Montgomery Bus Boycott for Kids | Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King
An engaging and informative video sheds light on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Kid-friendly animated figures visually portray what the narrator says. An end-review...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Black Panther Party
An engaging resource provides viewers with information about the founding of the Black Panther Party and social programs like its food bank that the party created. The video clips also describe the political views of the party and their...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Little Rock Nine
The resource explains the importance of the Little Rock Nine and why President Eisenhower used military force to uphold the Supreme Court's decision to end segregation in schools. Scholars learn about attempts from the Arkansas...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Greensboro, North Carolina Sit-In
More than an iconic image, the picture of young people sitting at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., to protest segregation and Jim Crow laws also sparked a new phase of the civil rights movement. Video clips, including activists,...
National WWII Museum
What Would You Do? Scenario: Segregation
Young African American men at the start of World War II faced a dilemma: they could fight the racism of the Nazis but only by enlisting in a racist Army. Scholars consider this situation as they study the life of a man who in 1941 was...
A&E Television
Rosa Parks: Mini Biography
Discover the fascinating story of Rosa Parks, including the realities of segregation she was forced to face throughout her life, her monumental role in sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and her continued fight for social...
Biography
Martin Luther King- Mini Biography
Whether you're celebrating Black History Month or studying the civil rights movement, you'll definitely want to include this brief video in your lesson to introduce your pupils to the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.
Biography
Jackie Robinson - Mini Biography
You may know of Jackie Robinson as the first African-American man to play baseball in the major league, but did you know that Robinson also fought for civil rights while serving in the military and after his years as a...
Curated OER
James Meredith and Ole Miss
"Americans are free to disagree with the law, but not to disobey it." Mobs were rampant on the campus of Ole Miss during the years of desegregation, or integration, and Kennedy attempted to discourage any mobs and riots while the first...
Other
Object of History: From Segregation to Sit In
Detailed written overview with accompanying audio of the Greensboro, NC sit-in at an F.W. Woolworth store that sparked the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s. Explore how lunch counters played a vital role in urban America, and...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Thurgood Marshall and "Brown v. Board of Ed."
A short site from NPR that showcases Marshall on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Hear the entire segment from NPR's Morning Edition, hear audio clips from interviews, and see photos of Marshall. Site also includes...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Retracing 'Freedom Summer' in Mississippi
This All Things Considered archive article for August 6, 2004 looks at the summer of 1964, when more than 1,000 civil rights workers came to Mississippi to help register black voters.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Implementing Brown
Point/counterpoint commentary on the president's actions after the Brown ruling; from American Experience: "Eisenhower." [6:32]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: State Checks on the Judicial Branch
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Brown v. Board of Education and how some states tried to get around it.. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 4: Desegregation and the Supreme Court
Today we discuss the two Brown v. Board of Education decisions. This is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 5: Discrimination's Lasting Impact
Today we learn why the Brown v. Board of Education decisions were not universally popular. This is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 7: State Resistance to Desegregation
Today we discuss backlash against desegregation in the South. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door
This multimedia account describes the civil rights standoff between George Wallace and two black students trying to enroll at the University of Alabama. Audio and video clips are included.