A&E Television
History.com: Greensboro Sit Ins
The Greensboro Sit-In was a critical turning point in Black history and American history, bringing the fight for civil rights to the national stage. Its use of nonviolence inspired the Freedom Riders and others to take up the cause of...
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University: Separate but Not Equal
Telling pictures of elementary schools for Blacks and Whites during the 50s and 60s. Discusses the situation in Prince Edward County that led to the Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County court case.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides information about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact on American history. In addition, there are links to related topics.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream
A collection of archival video clips along with town hall discussions on racial equality and the civil rights struggle by African Americans. The discussion participants include civil rights leaders, activists, religious leaders,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Eleventh Commandment Flyer
This flyer from the 1962 Birmingham selective buying campaign encourages African Americans to boycott discriminatory businesses; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Other
Howard University: Brown v Board of Education at 50: Fulfilling the Promise
Howard University had a direct role in the Brown v Board of Education and has continued its research in the 50 years since working to continue and improve the rulings of the case. This is a free resource providing a collection of court...
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Jfk Presidential Library: Integrating Ole Miss: A Civil Rights Milestone
This site lets visitors learn about the integration of the University of Mississippi firsthand through the actual letters, recorded telephone conversations, and images of those who made history.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Activism in the Us
American sociopolitical activism became especially prominent during the period of societal upheaval which began during the 1950s. The African American civil rights movement led the way, soon followed by a substantial anti-war movement...
George Mason University
Gmu: History and Collections: Women in the u.s. Military 1950s
Read about why the military had such a hard time recruiting women to serve in the 1950s. Find out about the unequal treatment afforded female members of the military.
Digital History
Digital History: Little Rock
After the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. The Topeka Board of Education, the battle for school integration really began as documented in this Digital History article.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Beyond Brown: Recognize & Combat Segregation in u.s. Schools
A lesson plan on the continuing problem of school segregation that asks students to identify instances of school segregation today, to determine the reasons behind it, and to develop a plan for combating segregation in today's schools....
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Freedom From Discrimination
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of freedom of discrimination in the United States.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Stepan Serdiukov, Remembering the Old Neighborhood in Chicago
This article focuses on the oral histories of Polish immigrants in Chicago. The Chicago History Museum's Polish American oral history archive started in 1976 under the Ethnic Heritage Studies Program Act. Researchers recorded 140...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Truman 4 Kids
A great place for young students to start learning about the life of President Harry S Truman. Find out what he was like as a kid.
Digital History
Digital History: Eisenhower and Civil Rights
Like other U.S. presidents before and after him, Dwight D. Eisenhower was only proactive in instituting civil rights in a very limited way, such as ending segregation in the District of Columbia, including the federal government, and any...
US National Archives
Nara: Letter From Jackie Robinson
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), while focusing on his contributions to the Civil Rights, features a letter written by Jackie Robinson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The letter responded to Presidential Civil...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Marion Motley
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Marion Motley, an African American gridiron football player who helped desegregate professional football in the 1940s during a career that earned him induction into the Pro Football Hall...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Ambiguity of Integration: Making of African American Identity
A painting and a photograph illustrating some of the problems posed by racial integration. Norman Rockwell's illustration is compared to the experiences of Ruby Bridges.
Curated OER
National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Elbert Tuttle
Judge Elbert Tuttle was influential during and following the Civil Rights Movement as described in this concise biography.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
This ibiblio.org site gives the six-year history of this college based group that supported the civil rights movement and tells of its nonviolent philosophy.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Two months after the Greensboro sit-ins, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed to coordinate the sit-ins and other forms of social activism against white oppression.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Julian Bond
Informative biography of one of the founding leaders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leading civil rights group of the 1960s.
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