Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 225: Civil Rights Movement Part 4
On today's episode, we discuss how racial segregation and discrimination was deeply entrenched in American life in the 1950s.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 226: Civil Rights Movement Part 5
Today we discuss how the increase in racially motivated violence in the 1950s prompted federal intervention.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 227: Civil Rights Movement Part 6
Today we discuss the origins of the American civil rights movement.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 228: Civil Rights Movement Part 7
On today's episode, we discuss the importance of nonviolence in the civil rights movement.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 234: Defeat Injustice Not People
Today we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s third principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:nonviolence Educates and Reforms
On the podcast today, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s fourth principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence educates and reforms.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 236: Love Not Hate
Today we discuss the Martin Luther King Jr.'s fifth principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Campaign Begins
Part of our Black History Month series, we explore the beginning of the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign of 1963..
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign Part 5: The Boycotts
As we continue Black History Month series, we learn about the boycotts of the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign of 1963.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign:the Brutal Crackdown
On today's podcast, we discuss the brutal crackdown by police on civil rights protestors in Birmingham.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign Part 9: Public Outrage
As our series on Black History Month continues, we learn how the police crackdown in Birmingham slowly led to a movement toward resolution of the conflict.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:an Agreement on Desegregation
We continue our Black History Month series with a discussion of the agreement to desegregate Birmingham.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign: Bombings in Birmingham
In another episode of our Black History Month podcasts, we learn about the series of bombings that rocked Birmingham in 1963.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign:the Legacy of Birmingham
Today we conclude our Black History Month podcast series with an episode on the legacy of the Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #40: The 1960s in America
In which John Green teaches you about a time of relative tumult in the United States, the 1960s. America was changing rapidly in the 1960s, and rights movements were at the forefront of those changes. Civil Rights were dominant, but the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Mlk: The Lost Tapes
The African-American and Jewish communities struggled together during the Civil Rights movement. Here is an in-depth look at Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at the Temple Israel of Hollywood, which provides clips of the speech and...
PBS
Pbs: Interview With Bobby Seale
A short interview with the co-founder of the Black Panther Party (BPP). Details are given on how the Party was formed and the current status of African-Americans today.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 246: Civil Rights Activists Part 1: Fred Shuttlesworth
Today we discuss the life of Fred Shuttlesworth, a leading figure of the civil rights movement.
University of Texas at Austin
Lbj Library and Museum: Mississippi Deaths
Provides an overview of the events surrounding the deaths of three young civil rights workers who dissappeared while taking part in the Mississippi Summer Project. Includes audio files.
Other
Reading Through History: Brown v. the Board of Education
This video gives a brief description of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. the Board of Education. [4:16]
Other
Reading Through History: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
The defining moments of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. [5:24]
CNN
Cnn: Johnson Tapes Offer Glimpse Into Civil Rights History
Read about the 1964 tapes and transcripts that reveal information on the "Abduction and murder of three civil rights activists," a tragedy that led to the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This article discusses tensions concerning...
A&E Television
History.com: Bet You Didn't Know: Rosa Parks
Did you know Rosa Parks wasn't the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat? Get the full story. [2:35]
A&E Television
History.com: Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL and sparked the American Civil Rights movement of the 20th century. [1:55]