Black Past
Black Past: Freedom Rides (1961)
This encyclopedia article gives an interesting account of the Freedom Rides of 1961, which sparked later civil rights movements.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Show One Journalist Risked Her Life to Hold Murderers Accountable
Christina Greer details the life of Ida B. Wells and her tireless struggle for justice.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: An Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement
Christina Greer details his life of advocacy as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and the challenges he faced as an openly gay black man.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1964
This website from The Nobel Foundation on 1964 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968 ), is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish Nobel...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: An Act of Courage: Arrest Records of Rosa Parks
A vividly detailed account of the events that led to the arrest of Rosa Parks for "violating a city law requiring racial segregation of public buses". Provided are copies of documents relating to her arrest that were used as evidence in...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Makes a Hero?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a hero?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: African American Honorees in Alabama History
Young scholars will create a PowerPoint slide show presentation and brochure on a famous African American icon from the Alabama Calendar. Students may select famous African Americans from Alabama such as Rosa Parks, Vonetta Flowers, Dr....
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Civil Rights Movement: Women's Leadership
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women's leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet the women who led the civil rights movement as organizers, political strategists, marchers,...
Digital History
Digital History: Birmingham, Alabama: Bombingham
The city that best exemplifies white resistance to integration and the tension and conflict of the civil rights movement is Birmingham, Alabama. Learn about events of and reactions to the civil rights movement of the early 1960s in...
Digital History
Digital History: The March on Washington
In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Black History Month
The New York Times Learning Network presents an interactive & printable crossword puzzle on Black History Month.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Rosa Parks
Use this resource to learn about Rosa Parks, a freedom hero, and her courage in the face of adversity.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Al Sharpton
Biographical details on Al Sharpton who began preaching at age four and became an ordained Pentecostal minister at age 10. A colorful and popular figure in the African American community, he embarked upon controversial protests that...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bayard Rustin
Biographical information on Bayard Rustin, African-American civil rights activist who was a close adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black Past
Black Past: Lulu B. White (1900 1957)
A biography of Lulu Belle Madison White. She was a prominent civil rights advocate with the NAACP in Texas.