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Viola Liuzzo - Civil Rights Activist (1925-1965)
Viola Liuzzo, a white housewife who was killed while fighting for the rights of whites and nonwhites alike.
http://www.geocities.com/gury4u/viola1.htm
W.E.B. Du Bois, The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963
Randy Sydnor's audio interview of Dr. Daniel Levering Lewis, Du Bois biographer, on the show, Oxford Review.
http://www.panagram.com/ads/OXRShows.asp?P...
Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
Personal testimony and contact information from veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement.
http://www.crmvet.org/
Biography Resource Center: Hosea Lorenzo Williams
A summary of the live of this civil rights activist and politician up until 1995. Includes sources.
http://www.africanpubs.com/Apps/bios/0254W...
Facing History and Ourselves
International professional development organization engaging students in an examination of racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism to promote a more humane and informed citizenry.
http://www.facinghistory.org/
Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary
Background and history of events during the integration of Central High in 1957. Photos, articles, and news releases are published. Museum and visitor's center information is provided.
http://www.centralhigh57.org/
The History of Jim Crow
An educator's site that presents teachers with historical resources and teaching ideas on one of the most shameful periods in American history.
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/
Civil Rights Movement: March on Washington 1963
A short history leading to and following the March 18, 1963 March on Washington D.C. for Jobs and Freedom.
http://www.abbeville.com/civilrights/washi...
Freetown Village
Depicts the lives and lifestyles of free African Americans in the year 1870. Includes history, upcoming events, programs, virtual field trip, membership and volunteer opportunities, and links. Located in Indianapolis.
http://www.freetown.org/
A Photographic History of The Civil Rights Movement
Photos and text from The Civil Rights Movement.
http://www.abbeville.com/civilrights/
Tourism Boycott of San Francisco
A protest against alleged racial discrimination and ethnic injustices.
http://www.boycottsanfrancisco.com/
Reporting Civil Rights
Features reporters and journalism of the American Civil Rights Movement.
http://www.reportingcivilrights.org
Sojourn to the Past
Offers students, educators and parents the chance to travel for ten days through the South visiting the most dramatic sites and hearing the speakers that first witnessed and created the civil rights movement
http://www.sojournproject.org/
Greensboro Sit Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
A multimedia site presented by the Depot, the News and Record, and the Greensboro Public Library.
http://www.greensboro.com/sitins/stories/b...
Ideas of Black Civil Rights Leaders
A short essay comparing the ideas of Civil Rights and African nationalism leaders.
http://www.geocities.com/genebrooks/civil-...
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Ongoing project covering events from 1954 through 1965.
http://www.ags.uci.edu/~skaufman/teaching/...
African American History: Welcome
This project documents a selection of important events in African American history. Currently it begins with the 1857 Dred Scott case and continues through Plessy v. Ferguson, the civil rights movement from 1955-1965, and school integration. It may be expanded in the future to contain information on other topics as well.
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/i...
Civil Rights Oral History
A bibliography of interviews about the civil rights movement in Mississippi.
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/crda/oh/
The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Review of 1955-1956 landmark events from the Montgomery Advertiser. Features newspaper front pages, article archives, biographies of key pioneers, timeline of events, video clips.
http://www.montgomeryboycott.com
Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
The Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive is an Internet-accessible, fully searchable database of digitized versions of rare and unique library and archival resources on race relations sponsored by The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.Mississippi was a focal point in the struggle for civil rights in America, and Hattiesburg, where USM is located, had the largest and most successful Freedom Summer project in 1964. The original sources collected in the state represent local collections with truly national significance. Digitization provides an opportunity to make indigenous resources of this type available to a worldwide audience.
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/crda/index.h...
A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum
Celebrating A. Philip Randolph and the African American Railroad attendant.
http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/
Jim Crow Online
The official home of the PBS documentary, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/
Civil Rights History Guide .. The History Beat
The Search Beat covers a variety of topics, including a Civil Rights History Guide with top Civil Rights history, timelines of the Civil Rights struggle, resources and more. Well organized by time periods; includes civil rights photography.
http://history.searchbeat.com/civilrights....
Civil Rights Garden
Photo documentary of the Civil Rights Garden located in Atlantic City, NJ, honoring those who struggled for civil rights.
http://digitalphotos1.tripod.com/index.htm...
Civil Rights
A high-school level overview of the civil rights struggle, from Reconstruction through Dr. King.
http://www.geocities.com/beckyok2/CivilRig...
Men and Women in Struggle
In memory of the men and women who helped in the struggle to achieve mankind's greatest victories.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/844...
Greensboro, North Carolina Sit-Ins
The Greensboro News & Record and Public Library chronicle the 1960 sit-in movement with a timeline, photos, and voices of the participants.
http://www.sitins.com/
History of Black Firefighters
This is a document of research by several individuals compiled in one location about the involvment of slaves and freedmen as well as emancipated blacks in the early history of fire fighting.
http://hometown.aol.com/fireriter/index.ht...
Photo Tour of the Civil Rights Movement
A sampling of images from the national civil rights movement, and events that happened in the Seattle area.
http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/movement/P...
Civil Rights Author Discusses Birmingham, Alabama Revolution
Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Carry Me Home, discusses the revoltion that led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in an interview with Jerry Jazz Musician.
http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML....
Historic Places in the Civil Rights Movements
The National Parks Services' story of the Civil Rights Movement centered around places listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilright...
Harry T. Moore Homesite - Mims, Florida
Harry T. Moore Homesite site commemorates lives of two pioneering American Black civil rights workers, murdered in 1951. Organized first Brevard Co. Chapter NAACP in 1934, and led Florida fight for equality and justice. First killing of prominent civil rights leaders, historical spark helped ignite American civil rights movement.
http://www.nbbd.com/godo/moore/
Juneteenth World Wide Celebration
History of the holiday, registry of organizations and commemoration events in the U.S. and internationally, ideas on how to celebrate, products for sale, and other news and information.
http://www.juneteenth.com/
Milliken's Bend - Black Soldiers Defeat Confederates
Black soldiers vindicated President Abraham Lincoln by defeating Confederate soldiers at Milliken's Bend, in the critical battle for Vicksburg in the Civil War. As a result, most barriers to the enlistment and effective deployment of Colored recruits were eliminated in pursuit of the ultimate Union victory. Most of the Colored infantry had minimal training, were outnumbered and ill-equipped. Nevertheless, in close hand-to-hand combat, they routed the "Rebs" and won respect previously denied by both sides of the conflagration. Site features maps, links, historical articles, discussion group.
http://www.millikensbend.org/
A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics
Timeline summarizes the achievements of African-Americans. Includes links to short biographies.
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madhist.ht...
The 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing
Information and history of the Birmingham Church bombing of 1963.
http://4littlegirls.com/
Integrating Ole Miss
The Kennedy Presidential Library's account of James Meredith, the African-American student whose attempt to register at the University of Mississippi in 1962 provoked violent confrontation. Site includes timelines, biographical profiles, and primary sources.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/meredith/
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Describes the incident which started on December 1, 1955, when Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, and move to the back of the bus.
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChr...
Click2History - Jim Crow Laws
Cites infamous "Jim Crow" laws against African Americans, with embedded links from national archives
http://www.click2history.com/crow_laws/cro...
Mississippi Civil Rights Documentation Project
Funded by the Mississippi state legislature, presentation includes oral history bibliography, oral history transcripts, and civil rights timeline.
http://www.usm.edu/crdp/index.html
National Center for Public Policy Research: Brown v. Board of Education
An unofficial text of the Supreme Court's landmark civil rights case.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/brown.html
Three Victims of the Freedom Summer 1964 Civil Rights Movement
A sculptural portrayal of James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, slain in the struggle for civil rights that they lived for, and that we all have.
http://www.yoyita.com/civilrights.htm
Civil Rights Events, Strategies, and Forces
Captures several milestones, personalities, and influences that helped civil rights in America.
http://www.africanaonline.com/
American Women in the Civil Rights Movement
A course by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute featuring six women in the Civil Rights Movement based on the literature of Eloise Greenfield.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units...
Voices of Civil Rights
The Voices of Civil Rights, a joint effort of AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress collects and preserves untold accounts of the Civil Rights Movement.
http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/
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