Wonderscape
John Lewis: Journey as a Freedom Rider
This video chronicles John Lewis's early activism as a Freedom Rider, challenging segregated bus facilities in the southern United States. It details his participation in nonviolent protests, enduring brutal attacks, and his arrest and...
Curated Video
Yuri Kochiyama: Unyielding Voice for Justice
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned on U.S. soil. Determined to right this wrong, Yuri Kochiyama testified to Congress and helped those affected win $20,000 in compensation.
John D Ruddy
Civil Rights in America (Supercut) - Manny Man Does History
Explore the history of the African American struggle within the United States.
John D Ruddy
Civil Rights in America Part 2 - Manny Man Does History
Explore the history of the African American struggle within the United States.
Professor Dave Explains
John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier (1961 - 1963)
John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...
Wonderscape
History Kids: John Lewis
In this video, we learn about the early life of John Lewis, his journey as a civil rights activist, and his career as an elected official.
Professor Dave Explains
John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier (1961 - 1963)
John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...
Curated Video
Civil Rights Advocate C.T. Vivian, Who Led Freedom Rides, Dies At 95
Vivian died at 95 from natural causes. He is survived by three daughters and two sons.
Crash Course
The 1960s in America
Discover the incredible change and volatility that was 1960s America with an engaging, informative video. It begins with an extensive overview of pivotal moments during the civil rights movement and the subsequent shift toward...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Freedom Now: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
Series of scholarly video clips traces the history of the black freedom struggle from Reconstruction through the 1960s. Videos accompany readings and activities.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Created Equal: Freedom Riders
A documentary film that tells the story of the Freedom Riders who in1961 protested segregation by riding interstate buses into the Deep South of the United States. There they faced racial violence and hatred with no protection from law...
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.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Fresh Air: James Farmer Jr., Freedom Ride Organizer
Read the background of James Farmer, Jr. and his actions during the Freedom Rides throughout the South in the summer of 1961. Listen to the complete interview he had with Terry Gross on National Public Radio's Fresh Air in 1985 that...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: James Farmer and the Freedom Rides
In this video interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Freedom Ride organizer James Farmer describes the interracial bus rides through the South that tested desegregation and sparked white resistance. [6:45]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 239: Freedom Riders
On today's episode, we discuss the Freedom Riders.