Curated Video
The Explosive Story of Dynamite Hill
When Black residents moved into one neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, White supremacists unleashed a wave of terror against the community.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elijah Anderson - The Cosmopolitan Canopy
Elijah Anderson is the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University. He is one of the leading urban ethnographers in the United States. His publications include Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral...
Curated Video
The 442nd: The Most Decorated Regiment of the Second World War
Despite the racism they faced, the bravery and heroism of the Japanese American 442nd Regiment Combat Team made them one of the most decorated units in United States history.
TLDR News
Roe Scrapped: Which Cases are Next? - TLDR News
Last week, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark abortion ruling Roe v Wade. That's clearly a huge deal on it's own, but it also marks a major change for the court, a change in approach which could see other rights on the chopping...
Curated Video
Teaching Ruby Bridges
In the 1960s, Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges and White teacher Barbara Henry showed America the true power of racial integration in the classroom.
Curated Video
Linda Brown: The Schoolgirl who Changed America
Linda Brown was just 9-years-old when she was thrust into the national spotlight, as she fought - and won - against racial segregation in the American school system.
Curated Video
The Shelleys and the Right to Fair Housing
JD and Ethel Shelley fought against restrictive covenants for the basic right to choose their own home. These agreements prevent homes being sold to people of certain races.
Curated Video
Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Curated Video
Civil Rights Movement: The Fight for Equality
The fight for Civil Rights in America has been fought by many groups of diverse peoples, all striving for equality.
Curated Video
Breaking Barriers: Constance Baker Motley
Breaking through the limits placed on women and people of color was all in a day’s work for Constance Baker Motley. She was a civil rights activist, lawyer, judge and state senator.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Whites-only town booms in 'Rainbow Nation' South Africa
In South Africa's Northern Cape, Orania is a whites-only town in a country that has declared an end to racial segregation (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
American Public Media
American Radio Works: State of Siege: Mississippi Whites and Civil Rights
Leading the trend in racial segregation, this site is a close examination of Mississippi's extreme role in the Civil Rights movement. A close look at the state's violent road toward integration as well as the agencies and citizen groups...
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Simple Justice 2: Social Science Evidence
This segment from American Experience: "Simple Justice" documents Dr. Kenneth Clark's "doll test," which became important social science evidence in Brown case. [5:44]
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Integration Report 1
Integration Report 1 is a civil rights documentary covering the year between 1959 and 1960 in Montgomery, Alabama, in Brooklyn, New York, and in Washington, D.C..
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Naacp
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has played a critical role in improving the lives of African Americans in its battle against all types of racial discrimination.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Jim Crow
Jim Crow laws were adopted by most Southern states after the end of Reconstruction.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Plessy v. Ferguson
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) permitted racial segregation so long as facilities were separate but equal. This type of segregation endured for nearly sixty years.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Brown v. Board of Education
In the Brown v. Board of Education case, a father fought the issue of racial segregation in the schools. He lost and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Brown v. Board of Education Part 2
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v Board of Education (1954) ended school segregation but was difficult to enforce.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 225: Civil Rights Movement Part 4
On today's episode, we discuss how racial segregation and discrimination was deeply entrenched in American life in the 1950s.
Stanford University
Stanford University: The Voice of King
Listen to audio excerpts from some of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s greatest speeches. There is a large selection available in RealAudio or QuickTime formats.