civil rights movements

Traces the development of the civil rights movement, highlighting significant leaders and events such as court cases, protests, and marches.

Uses the words of spirituals and other music of the time to frame a discussion of the civil rights movement in the United States, focusing on specific people, incidents, and court cases.

Text and accompanying photographs present primary source materials covering such major social and political events in United States history as the civil rights movement, the Great Society, and the Vietnam war and anti-war sentiment.

From the beginning of Reconstruction to the present, traces the struggle of blacks to gain their civil rights in America, with a brief comparison of their problems to those of other minorities.

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

Two young girls participate in a freedom march and listen to Dr. Martin Luther King speak during the Civil Rights movement.

Discusses the history of the Civil Rights movement and the social life of children during this time. Explores segregated school systems and conflicts during integration. Includes activities and sidebars.

A biography of the civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which acted as a labor union for Pullman car porters, and crusaded for equal rights for African-Americans in the armed forces, military industries, and in labor unions.

Contains recollections of Martin Luther King, Jr. from his family and friends as well as thoughts from grandnephews and nieces who never knew him.

Discusses Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" and how it changed the African American civil rights movement.