Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement Links
- Civil Rights Rulings Reinforced by the Principles of State Rights Uses several legal cases to argue that a common thread exists between civil and state rights.
- Voices of the Civil Rights Era Speeches by prominent persons of the era, including JFK's Inaugural Address, and speeches by Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X.
- American Women in the Civil Rights Movement A course by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute featuring six women in the Civil Rights Movement based on the literature of Eloise Greenfield.
- Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement Personal testimony and contact information from veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement.
- Greensboro, North Carolina Sit-Ins The Greensboro News & Record and Public Library chronicle the 1960 sit-in movement with a timeline, photos, and voices of the participants.
- Exploration of Civil Rights Timeline A lesson aimed at exploring the Civil Rights Movement in America and includes activities/discussion items.
- Short History of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Describes the incident that brought historical fame to Rosa Parks and catapulted Martin King, Jr. to international renown.
- Photo Tour of the Civil Rights Movement A sampling of images from the national civil rights movement, and events that happened in the Seattle area.
- Intellectuals and the Civil Rights Movement Publisher's comments on Carol Polsgrove's book, Divided Minds: Intellectuals and the Civil Rights Movement.
- Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement Ongoing project supported by students at Western Michigan University's Department of Political Science, covering events from 1954 through 1965.
- W.E.B. Du Bois, The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963 Randy Sydnor's audio interview of Dr. Daniel Levering Lewis, Du Bois biographer, on the show, Oxford Review.
- Webcorp -- Voices of the Civil Rights Era Short commentaries and recordings from famous speeches by Martin King, John F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X.
- Men and Women in Struggle In memory of the men and women who helped in the struggle to achieve mankind's greatest victories.
- Historic Places in the Civil Rights Movements The National Parks Services' story of the Civil Rights Movement centered around places listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- Civil Rights Oral History A bibliography of interviews about the civil rights movement in Mississippi.
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Did you know...A. Philip Randolph first planned a March on Washington in 1941 to protest against governmental hiring practices that excluded African Americans from federal employment and federal contracts?
- 4CivilRights Web guide to the history of the civil rights movement and issues in America.
- Black Women Under-Credited in Civil Rights Movement Describes the low recognition given Black women in the Civil Rights Movement while expressing desire for a greater consciousness of their contributions.
- Short Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer: oranizer of the Mississippi Freedom Party and party delegate, field secretary for SNCC, and grassroots organizer.
- Greensboro Sit Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement A multimedia site presented by the Depot, the News and Record, and the Greensboro Public Library.
- Harry T. Moore Homesite Commemorate the lives of two pioneering American black civil rights workers, who were killed when a bomb exploded under their bedroom on Christmas evening, 1951.
- History Lesson on Rosa Parks Web-based lesson, with quiz, on the Civil Rights Pioneer.
- Civil Rights: A Status Report Discusses the relevancy of the movement, and its effect on the population.
- Jesse Jackson's Address to the 1984 Democratic National Convention A milestone in the struggles for civil rights and justice, includes text, real audio, and MP3 formats.
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott Describes the incident which started on December 1, 1955, when Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, and move to the back of the bus.
- Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary Background and history of events during the integration of Central High in 1957. Photos, articles, and news releases are published. Museum and visitor's center information is provided.
- Jesse Jackson's Moral Campaign Damaged as Out-of-Wedlock Disclosure Arms Antagonists A critical essay on the moral crisis for Jesse Jackson, an enduring voice of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Civil Rights Events, Strategies, and Forces Captures several milestones, personalities, and influences that helped civil rights in America.
- Civil Rights Movement History Lesson A web-based study lesson on this crucial movement in U.S. History.
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