Crash Course
Malcolm X and the Rise of Black Power: Crash Course Black American History
In the late 1950s and the early to mid-1960s, a Muslim minister named Malcolm X rose to prominence in the United States during the struggle for Civil Rights. Malcolm X was a member of and spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, and he was...
Crash Course
Martin Luther King, Jr: Crash Course Black American History
Today we're going to learn about perhaps the best-known leader in the Civil Rights Era, Martin Luther King, Jr. From his rise to notoriety during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, his leadership of the Southern Christian Leadership...
Great Big Story
The civil rights era roots of roller skating
Discover the vibrant atmosphere and rich history of Cascade, the epicenter of Atlanta's roller skating community. Dive into the evolution of Cascade from its origins during the era of desegregation to its present-day status as a beloved...
Wonderscape
The End of Jim Crow and the Fight for Civil Rights
Follow the relentless struggle for civil rights in the face of Jim Crow laws, from early desegregation efforts to the historic marches in Selma. Learn about the pivotal events that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting...
Wonderscape
Thurgood Marshall: A Trailblazer in Justice
Explore the life of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice. Learn about his legal battles, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, and how his dedication to civil rights shaped American history. 10 Most...
Great Big Story
The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating
Discover the vibrant atmosphere and rich history of Cascade, the epicenter of Atlanta's roller skating community. Dive into the evolution of Cascade from its origins during the era of desegregation to its present-day status as a beloved...
Great Big Story
The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating
Discover the vibrant atmosphere and rich history of Cascade, the epicenter of Atlanta's roller skating community. Dive into the evolution of Cascade from its origins during the era of desegregation to its present-day status as a beloved...
Wonderscape
Brown vs. Board of Education and School Desegregation
This video discusses the landmark case Brown vs. Board of Education and its impact on desegregating American schools. It highlights Linda Brown's story in Topeka, Kansas, the legal battle led by Thurgood Marshall, and the resistance to...
Curated Video
Susan Clark Holley: Breaking Barriers in Education
Facing racial barriers in 19th-century Iowa, Susan Clark Holley’s legal battle pioneered school desegregation, laying early groundwork for the monumental Brown v. Board of Education case.
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Courage: Elizabeth Eckford
Elizabeth Eckford's lone walk to Little Rock High School, amid fierce protests, became a symbol of courage in the fight against racial segregation.
Curated Video
Election of 1948: The Underdog
The suspenseful 1948 presidential election exposed the consequences of flawed polls, as Truman's astonishing victory upended expectations and forever changed how pollsters make predictions.
Curated Video
Pauli Murray: Breaking Barriers of Race and Gender
As a queer Black lawyer, poet and civil rights activist, Pauli Murray understood how our different identities can overlap to create multiple levels of discrimination. Her groundbreaking work in championing equality for all helped change...
Curated Video
The Little Rock Nine: Mobs, Violence, and School Closings
Elizabeth Eckford, one of the nine Black students who enrolled in Dunbar high school in Arkansas in 1957, reflects on the mob and violence that met her on the first day of that school year. It would take a few days and the interference...
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The Little Rock Nine: an Introduction
Do you remember your first day of school? I do. And I was reminded about that day when learning about the story of the Little Rock Nine. Here's the story of my first day of school and how it was different from the experience of the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Exploring the Economics of Race
Columbia professor Dan O’Flaherty explains how an awareness of racial trauma developed from growing up in Newark inspired him to write and teach on the economics of race. Credits: Matthew Kulvicki, Nick Alpha
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The Little Rock Nine: Separate and Unequal
Separate but equal was a legal doctrine in the United States that permitted segregation in everything water fountains to buses to schools. Services were definitely separate in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, but...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Vanessa Siddle Walker - School Integration
Vanessa Siddle Walker is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of African American Educational Studies (B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed Harvard University; Ed. D Harvard University). For 25 years, she has explored the...
Red Rock Films
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
How the skills and bravery of men in combat helped to desegregate the military.
Curated Video
Mary Church Terrell: Championing Suffrage and Civil Rights
Mary Church Terrell was a lifelong activist who advocated for suffrage and equal rights.
Curated Video
When the Youth of Birmingham Changed History
In 1963, school children from Birmingham, Alabama skipped class to demonstrate for racial equality. Met with police violence, they helped to bring about significant change. The Birmingham Children's Crusade, as it was known, has gone...
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Ruby Bridges and the Fight for Integration in Education
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall is an American civil rights activist. She is the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on...
Red Rock Films
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
How nine students going to a new school became a national crisis, commanded military intervention and became the focus of international attention.
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B/W 1950s low angle REAR VIEW Black parents walking their children up stairs into desegregated school
B/W 1950s low angle REAR VIEW Black parents walking their children up stairs into desegregated school