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60 Second Histories
Rosa Parks: Montgomery bus boycott
In the last of 3 clips, Rosa Parks explains how her protest and arrest prompted the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted for 381 days.
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Object of History: From Segregation to Sit In
Detailed written overview with accompanying audio of the Greensboro, NC sit-in at an F.W. Woolworth store that sparked the Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s. Explore how lunch counters played a vital role in urban America, and...
A&E Television
History.com: Black History Month
The History Channel presents a video on the history behind Black History Month with numerous links to videos of key events, biographies of famous African Americans, the history of Civil Rights, and much more. The audio and video clips...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: w.e.b. Du Bois
This NPR archive story discusses W. E. B. DuBois' exploration of America's ongoing struggle with race. Michele Norris presents a reexamination of The Souls of Black Folk, on the book's 100th anniversary.