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Curated Video
How successful was the civil rights movement by 1975?
Pupil outcome: I can make and evaluate judgement on the extent of progress in the civil rights movement by 1975. Key learning points: - Progress in politics was limited by Nixon, who showed little intention of supporting the civil rights...
Curated Video
Civil Rights Movement in America
Dr. Forrester defines key vocabulary and discusses people and events which were important in the Civil Rights Movement.
BBC
Bbc: 1962: Mississippi Race Riots Over 1st Black Student
This article recounts the entrance of Mississippi State University's first black student, James Meredith. Note that he was escorted by National Guardsmen, as requested by President Kennedy, in order to protect his safety.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Ole Miss, 40 Years Later
Listen to NPR's series on the story of James Meredith's efforts to enter Ole Miss and what the campus is like forty years later.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: James Meredith
James H. Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure. He was the first African American student at the University of Mississippi, an event that was a flash point in the American civil rights movement.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: James Meredith and the Desegregation of Ole Miss
We continue our Black History Month series with a look at the desegregation of Ole Miss in 1962.
American Public Media
American Radio Works: The President Calling
This site from American RadioWorks explains how John F. Kennedy was the first president to make the secret recording of phone calls and meetings a regular tool of his presidency. An audio file of one of these conversations with...