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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...
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National Visionary Leadership Project: Civil Rights Unit
Organization provides a comprehensive website on the Civil Rights Movement complete with background information, video clips, speeches and documents, images, timeline, primary resources,and a series of lesson plans.
A&E Television
History.com: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Resource for finding extensive information on Martin Luther King, Jr. Explore his life through videos, biographical details, historical moments, and more. [2:33]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Political and Social Legacies of the Sixties
Ohio Wesleyan University Professor Michael Flamm discusses the political, social, and international legacies of the tumultuous 1960s and how they still influence society today. [52:16]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Coretta Scott King Dies at 78
NPR pays a tribute to Coretta Scott King, wife of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., who was a leader in the movement herself. Pictures, excerpts from speeches and interviews, biographical information, and links to other...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Fresh Air: The Politics of Passing 1964's Civil Rights Act
Listen to or read the transcript of the interview Terry Gross of NPR had with the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a book describing the background and...
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: 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.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Remembering Max Roach, Rhythmic Innovator
Believing that the drums could do more than just keep a beat, Max Roach developed a melodic style for percussion. You can read about his jazz career on this NPR website, as well as hear music showing his innovative technique.
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: Fierce Urgency of Now: The 1963 March on Washington
BackStory Radio episode in which the American History Guys take a close look at the March on Washington identifying historical roots and exploring implications for today. Audio and transcript are provided.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Democracy & Struggles Webisode 13
Webisode 13 - Democracy & Struggles. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments. Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The March on Washington: A Virtual Tour
[Free Registration/Login Required] Stanford University professor Clayborne Carson shares his experience at the March on Washington, his first trip to the national capital in August, 1963. Carson takes viewers on a virtual tour of the...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Legal Battle for Racial Equality, 1787 1954
[Free Registration/Login Required] Larry Kramer, Stanford Law School, offers thorough insight into the advancement of Civil Rights. The pursuit of racial equality surfaces during the Civil War and builds through the Civil Rights Movement...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial, with text and audio version of the "I Have a Dream," speech.
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...
Other
The University of Southern Mississippi: Oral History Collection
The Oral History Digital Collection contains a selection of interview transcripts produced by the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at The University of Southern Mississippi. Most of the interviews center around the Civil...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Rosa Parks
In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks recalls her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. [5:59]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Children's Crusade, Audrey Hendricks
In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Audrey Hendricks recalls her arrest and jailing at the age of nine for participation in the Children's Crusade of 1963. [6:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals
Melba Patillo Beals was one of nine black students who desegregated Little Rock's Central High School in 1957. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Beals describes her tumultuous experience. [5:58]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Children's Crusade, Washington Booker, Iii
In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Washington Booker recalls being arrested and jailed for participating in the Children's Crusade of 1963. [6:17]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bayard Rustin: A Freedom Budget, Part 1
This audio excerpt captures the beginning of Bayard Rustin's 1967 "Freedom Budget" speech, describing the social and economic impact of racism over time.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Decision in the Streets
This video segment, adapted from Decision in the Streets by civil rights filmmaker Harvey Richards, portrays the interracial protests that took place in San Francisco in 1963-64. [5:02]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Selective Buying Campaign, Joe Dickson
In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Joe Dickson recalls student activism at Miles College. [6:50]