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.
A&E Television
History.com: Civil Rights Act of 1964
A brief video on the passing of the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited racial discrimination in the United States. [2:57]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Fresh Air: The Politics of Passing 1964's Civil Rights Act
Listen to or read the transcript of the interview Terry Gross of NPR had with the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a book describing the background and...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Legislation Impossible: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
BackStory Radio episode on the history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how that legislation became a reality against the odds. It provides audio and transcripts in segments.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 3: De Facto Segregation
Today we define de facto segregation. This is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired in November, 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 14: Civil Rights Act of 1964
On today's podcast, we examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 230: Civil Rights Movement Part 9
On today's episode, we discuss the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: Harvey Weinstein, Sexual Harassment, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, was fired on October 8th from the film company he founded after The New York Times detailed three decades of sexual harassment allegations against him from many women who...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 1964: "The Importance of the Civil Rights Act"
Learn about the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, often considered one of the most influential laws in U.S. history, that created a new America.