Curated Video
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.
Curated Video
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
Yuri Kochiyama: Unyielding Voice for Justice
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned on U.S. soil. Determined to right this wrong, Yuri Kochiyama testified to Congress and helped those affected win $20,000 in compensation.
One Minute History
074 Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam - One Minute History
1964 - Malcolm X publicly announces his break from the Nation of Islam. Expressing his desire to work with other civil rights leaders, he meets with Martin Luther King as the U.S. Senate debates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He delivers...
Curated Video
The Explosive Story of Dynamite Hill
When Black residents moved into one neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, White supremacists unleashed a wave of terror against the community.
One Minute History
Malcom X and the Nation of Islam - One Minute History
1964 - Malcolm X publicly announces his break from the Nation of Islam. Expressing his desire to work with other civil rights leaders, he meets with Martin Luther King as the U.S. Senate debates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He delivers...
Sky News
Stock shots of Dallas
CLEAN: Exterior shots of person sitting next to a mural of Civil Rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Junior on 7 July 2016 in Dallas, United States.
Sky News
Stock shot of Dallas
CLEAN: Exterior shots of person sitting next to a mural of Civil Rights activists Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Junior on 7 July 2016 in Dallas, United States.
Sky News
Stock shots of Dallas
CLEAN: Exterior shots of photograph of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X embedded into a pillar on 7 July 2016 in Dallas, United States.
Getty Images
This Week In History 2/21 - 2/27
This Week In History 2/21 - 2/27 (Footage by Getty Images)
Curated Video
Remembering Malcolm X 55 Years Later
Malcolm X, the iconic civil rights leader, was assassinated 55 years ago at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
PBS
Ralph Ellison and the Black Arts Movement
The ideas of the leaders of the Black Arts Movement were in direct contrast to those of Ralph Ellison. A clip from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey clarifies these conflicts between Ellison and the younger...
Crash Course
The 1960s in America
Discover the incredible change and volatility that was 1960s America with an engaging, informative video. It begins with an extensive overview of pivotal moments during the civil rights movement and the subsequent shift toward...
Curated OER
Civil Rights Video
Freedom, independence, liberty: the ideas the USA was built on. A string of images is connected with a freedom song and provides an opportunity for learners to really think about what civil rights are. Start and end your unit on civil...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sonia Sanchez: The Meaning of Malcolm X
Poet Sonia Sanchez, interviewed here for Eyes on the Prize, describes what the outspoken civil rights leader Malcolm X represented to African Americans in the 1960s. [1:52]
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Islam and the u.s.
BackStory podcast on America's relationship with Islam, how it has changed over time, and what it means to be Muslim in America. It provides the audio and transcripts in segments.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: Maya and Malcolm X
Learn about the connection between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X, and their work in Ghana, in this video [3:13] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. Discussion questions are included.