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National Guard Troops at Little Rock High School
Exterior of Little Rock Central High School / students look out windows / National Guard stand and patrol outside school / Arkansas governor, Orval Faubus, sitting at his desk and speaking to the press (no audio). National Guard Troops...
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James Meredith Resumes March Against Fear in Mississippi
James Meredith resumes Walk Against Fear as part of the Civil Rights Movement / walks through Mississippi surrounded by both white and black men / people lined up on roadside to visit with Meredith about voting / shakes hands with...
Curated Video
Museum Seeks To Teach Kids The Legacy, Humanity Of Emmett Till
Museums are helping fill some gaps in the teachings of America's racist history, with one Indianapolis exhibit sharing Emmett Till's story.
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Democrats Push To Pass Voting Rights Act In Honor Of John Lewis
Democrats want the name of the late Congressional leader attached to new civil rights legislation.
The Recount
How the Fight Over CRT Threatens Black History
Black History Month is drawing to a close, and it’s VERY clear that the future of Black history is incredibly uncertain. As bogus debates over critical race theory roil their way through school board meetings across the country, they...
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President Biden Signs Voting Rights Executive Order
Democrats in Congress are pushing forward a voting rights bill of their own.
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President Biden Signs 'Bloody Sunday' Executive Order To Ease Voting
Executive order looks to use federal government to boost registration, mail-in voting, and promote poll watching.
Curated Video
Former NYPD Officer Claims FBI Responsible For Malcolm X's Death
A letter written by a former NYPD officer reveals details about the night Malcolm X was killed.
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Birmingham Sunlights Shine Light On Civil Rights Legacy
The Birmingham Sunlights are cultural ambassadors representing Birmingham, Alabama, the hometown they've stuck with through its highs and lows.
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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...
Hearst Metrotone News
Students in a desegregated classroom exemplify the views of Attorney Thurgood Marshall.
Students in a desegregated classroom exemplify the views of Attorney Thurgood Marshall.
Curated Video
The Freedom Singer
In the early 1960s, The Freedom Singers traveled across the country to raise funds for the civil rights movement and spread a message of hope.
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Civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael
Black civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael (later named Kwame Ture) giving speech - Mentions Ralph Bunch, Howard University professor & one time Under-Secretary of the United Nations, praises song lyrics of singer Nina Simone - who...
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...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Freedom Now: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
Series of scholarly video clips traces the history of the black freedom struggle from Reconstruction through the 1960s. Videos accompany readings and activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Black Civil Rights Activist, Colonel Stone Johnson
In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Colonel Stone Johnson describes how civil rights activists were physically attacked for their work. [3:27]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Excerpts From the March on Washington, Part 3
Recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, this audio segment captures the voice of SNCC leader John Lewis.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Diane Nash and the Sit Ins
Diane Nash was a college student when she started leading sit-in demonstrations to protest discrimination. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Nash describes her role in the Civil Rights movement. [5:59]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Segregated Schooling in South Carolina
In this video segment, produced for the Levine Museum of the New South, Joseph De Laine Jr. and Ophelia De Laine Gona describe conditions in segregated South Carolina schools in 1950. [2:47]
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Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Activist, Eileen Kelley Walbert
Eileen Walbert was among the Concerned White Citizens of Alabama who took a stand for civil rights, as she describes in this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. [5:40]
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Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Activist, Sheyann Webb
Sheyann Webb was eight years old in 1965 when she marched for voting rights. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, she recalls the events of the Selma march. [5:08]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Ole Miss, 40 Years Later
Listen to NPR's series on the story of James Meredith's efforts to enter Ole Miss and what the campus is like forty years later.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Half Past Autumn
Transcript of an interview with Gordon Parks in which he discusses his life, career, and works in a variety of art forms.
Other
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...