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Racial segregation ends at University of Alabama
Racial segregation ends at University of Alabama
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JFK Speaks About Segregation at University of Alabama
/ President John F Kennedy giving a speech after the continued segregation of African American students from the University of Alabama / He concludes: 'The fires of frustration and discord are burning in every city, North and South,...
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Jefferson Thomas, one of the original 'Little Rock Nine', returns to Central High School after 7 years
Exterior of Little Rock Central / students of mixed races walking down school hallways / Elizabeth Eckford walking down hallway.
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Black teen students being escorted to school by National Guard
Crowds gathered to watch 'Little Rock Nine' be escorted to school / crowds start to push and shove each other.
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Black teen students being escorted to school by National Guard
Crowds gathered to watch 'Little Rock Nine' be escorted to school / National Guardsmen helping students into cars.
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower vows to end segregation in the federal government and military during his 1953 State of the Union address
VS President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers State of The Union address from podium in the well of the US House of Representatives chamber; behind him sit Vice President Richard Nixon and Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-MA);...
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Young African American girls exit a high school building.
Young African American girls exit a high school building.
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New Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin takes oath of office
Title: "Griffin Takes Oath of Office" superimposed over Georgia Gov. Marvin Griffin at desk / MS outgoing Gov. Herman Talmadge shakes hands with Griffin in office / CU Talmadge grinning / Pan to Griffin standing in front of closed blinds...
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Bill Robinson, Fredi Washington and other stars at opening gala of RKO Roosevelt Theater in Harlem, probably 1937
Title card: "Harlem's Roosevelt Theater" / VS street scenes, rows of 6 and 7 story apartment bldgs, shops on ground floors, awnings over apartment windows, cars parked on street, pedestrians, children playing / swimming pool, black...
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Three restrooms indicate Ladies, Mens and Colored Rest Room.
Three restrooms indicate Ladies, Mens and Colored Rest Room.
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Elizabeth Eckford and other black students escorted to school by National Guardmen
Elizabeth Eckford and other black students escorted to school by National Guardmen
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A paper boy walks along a main street while shoppers exit a store and get on a city bus.
A paper boy walks along a main street while shoppers exit a store and get on a city bus.
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George Wallace attends a rally at the University of Alabama in an effort to prevent two black students from enrolling.
George Wallace attends a rally at the University of Alabama in an effort to prevent two black students from enrolling.
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African-American auditorium dedicated in Jackson, Mississippi
Title superimposed on the exterior of the College Park Auditorium, "Negro Auditorium Dedicated at Jackson, Miss." / Cars driving past the auditorium / African-American people walking past and entering the building / Mayor Allen Thompson...
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Meet The Black Women Who Changed Our Voting Laws
Voting rights leaders like LaTosha Brown are fighting harder than ever, as voter suppression bills pile up in states across the country. For Black History Month, The Recount is reflecting on Black women, then and now, who have always led...
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After Martin Luther King Jr. speaks out against segregation and tells the press of non-violent protests against segregation, a court finds Dr. King guilty of leading illegal boycotts.
After Martin Luther King Jr. speaks out against segregation and tells the press of non-violent protests against segregation, a court finds Dr. King guilty of leading illegal boycotts.
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While Confederate Memorials Come Down, Confederate Holidays Continue
Pushes to take down confederate monuments have increased, but at the same time, some states are pushing to further recognize the Confederacy.
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Segregation signs advertise locations exclusive to whites or colored people.
Segregation signs advertise locations exclusive to whites or colored people.
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Black Reparations Panel Could Decide Who Gets Compensation
Some want to limit compensation to descendants of enslaved people while others say all Black people in the U.S. suffer from systemic racism.
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African Americans eat with caucasians at a Woolworth's lunch counter after the overturning of segregation laws.
African Americans eat with caucasians at a Woolworth's lunch counter after the overturning of segregation laws.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott and MLK
Busy main street, traffic / segregation sign over doorway, 'Colored Gallery' / Black Montgomery bus boycott protesters getting into car during Montgomery bus boycott / white people boarding empty bus / empty buses driving through streets...
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African Americas walk down a city sidewalk protesting the segregation of buses.
African Americas walk down a city sidewalk protesting the segregation of buses.
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A man removes segregation signs from buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
A man removes segregation signs from buses in Montgomery, Alabama.