civil rights

Examines the life and career of the African-American activist.

A biography of the Baptist minister who worked unceasingly for his dream of a world without hate, prejudice, or violence, and was assassinated in his attempt to attain it.

Tells the story of young Rosa Parks, an African American whose refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white person in Alabama in 1955 marked the beginning of the end of segregation.

In Gee's Bend, Alabama, a mule takes part in the civil rights movement.

Describes the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow years, a period of legal segregation and discrimination from the 1890s through the 1950s, including photographs and interviews with African Americans who were young during this time and other primary resources.

Southern blacks who were young and involved in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s describe their experiences.

Presents information, in simple text with illustrations, about the events of August 28, 1963, when protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., to draw attention to discrimination against African-Americans and to hear civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his now famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

A collection of fourteen speeches by one of the revolutionary African-American leaders of the 20th century.

A photographic tribute to the life and work of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King.