Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: Selma to Montgomery March

9th - 10th
Newsreel footage [1:35] of the freedom march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Instructional Video
A&E Television

History.com: March on Washington

9th - 10th
In this video [2:33] find out how Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech became an impromptu addition to the March on Washington.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Impact in Cleveland: Politics on Point

3rd - 8th
Martin Luther King Jr. left the famous march from Selma to Montgomery to come to Cleveland. Why? To encourage voter registration as a way for black people to let their voices be heard. Support materials are provided. [2:47]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Selma to Montgomery: Yellowhammer History Hunt

3rd - 5th
Cross Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, with John Lewis and his fellow voting rights activists in this episode of Yellowhammer History Hunt. Learn about the Selma to Montgomery March, Courageous Eight, the...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dr. Martin Luther King at Gee's Bend: Retro Report

9th - 10th
This eight-minute video illustrates the achievements of the civil rights movement, as well as the enduring challenges facing black Americans, by focusing on the small community of Gee's Bend, Ala., a town that attracted the attention of...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Activist John Lewis: Looking Back

9th - 10th
Student activist Jonathan Butler and Congressman John Lewis sit down to discuss the Eyes on the Prize series and the Civil Rights Movement in this video from Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now. Lewis reflects on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery...
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Integration Report 1

9th - 10th
Integration Report 1 is a civil rights documentary covering the year between 1959 and 1960 in Montgomery, Alabama, in Brooklyn, New York, and in Washington, D.C..
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Naacp

9th - 10th
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has played a critical role in improving the lives of African Americans in its battle against all types of racial discrimination.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Wallace in the Schoolhouse Door

9th - 10th
This multimedia account describes the civil rights standoff between George Wallace and two black students trying to enroll at the University of Alabama. Audio and video clips are included.
Audio
Stanford University

Stanford University: The Voice of King

9th - 10th
Listen to audio excerpts from some of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s greatest speeches. There is a large selection available in RealAudio or QuickTime formats.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Origins of Jim Crow Introduction

9th - 10th
Who or what was Jim Crow? Kim discusses the origin of Jim Crow segregation in the American South. [6:33]
Instructional Video
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

9th - 10th
The tragic story of the Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham during the Civil Rights movement in which four girls were killed. This NPR site updates the saga of the on-going investigation of the murderers.