While Abraham Lincoln is remembered for the Emancipation Proclamation, the document didn't actually free any peoples. Listening to scholars, learners explore its military purpose and how it helped turn the tide of the Civil War. They...

Why would the FBI have perceived James Baldwin as a threat to national security? Why did they consider this preacher, writer, thinker, expat, activist so dangerous while Robert Kennedy and other government officials considered him an...

A short video spotlights Major League Baseball's first African American player, Jackie Robinson. Engaging photographs, fun graphics, and a clear narrator detail Robinson's life starting with his military background to his induction...

Kick off a celebration of Black History Month with a quick video. The narrator shares the history of the holiday and sheds light on famous African Americans such as Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, and...

An informative video shares a quick history of Martin Luther King, Jr. The engaging narrator covers topics such as where and when MLK Jr. was born, what charged his passion, and good deeds he performed. 

Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday in January, is the focus of a short video that introduces young learners to the civil rights leader. The video provides a brief review of King's work and...

When delving into such writings as "I Too Sing America" or "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by poet, novelist, and playwright Langston Hughes, don't forget to provide this important historical background information on the Harlem...

The History Channel offers a comprehensive look at the struggle for Civil Rights beginning with the earliest black immigrants in the 1400s to African American gains in the late 20th century. Links to related video clips are included. [2:33]

In this video [1:55] segment from "Take this Hammer," a 1963 film from THIRTEEN's archive, activist and author James Baldwin seeks to raise morale among a group of African American adolescents in San Francisco in the early 1960s. Baldwin...

World War II film covering the education and training of African Americans in agriculture, design & manufacturing, and more at Howard, Tuskegee, Hampton Roads, and more. [8:00]

Even free African Americans living in the North in the nineteenth century were not treated as full citizens.

Talks about the beginnings of the civil rights movement after the government did not provide the protection that was promised to African Americans in the Fourteenth Amendment.

NPR answers a question concerning the number of African American women that have served in Congress.

This intriguing interview with Dr. Dorothy Height discusses her experiences as a leader in the African American community. Dr. Height talks about her experiences in the civil rights movements and about the strides made for African...

Podcasts of interviews with many artisans, historians, and tour guides at Colonial Williamsburg.

In the period after the Civil War in the American South, when Southern society reorganized to account for the end of slavery. In this video, Kim discusses how many Southern governments passed laws preventing African Americans from...

What actually happened in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin that so affected nineteenth century audiences? Kim and Becca discuss the plot and social implications of Uncle Tom's Cabin. [6:19]

How could a novel start a war? Kim and Becca discuss the growing sectional conflict in the 1850s that surrounded the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. [7:31]

This collection features resources from Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities to facilitate dialogue and deepen understanding of the history, growth, and current challenges facing historically black...

The ideal of equality was stated in the Declaration of Independence. Abolitionists and African Americans used this as an argument against segregation.

On today's episode we examine segregation in the 1950s. This episode originally aired in November 2011.

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.

A short video regarding the Great Migration of the 1910s and 20s, including the causes and effects of the migration. [4:18]

Presents a brief description of the issue of civil rights and its place in a variety of campaign commercials between the years 1956-1976. You can either listen to the commercial itself or just read the transcript.