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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Civil Rights Movement (49 items) |
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- 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, The
- This site is the web companion to the documentary about the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953. The site includes historical background information and photo galleries as well as information about the film, filmmakers, and interviewees. Links to additional resources are included. (Source: Louisiana Public Broadcasting)
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- AL--Montgomery Bus Boycott: The Story of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement
- This site is dedicated to the people and events surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956. Included are first-hand personal stories of participants, biographies of key figures including extensive information on Rosa Parks, video interviews, a timeline, and news articles from the time period. (Source: Montgomery Advertiser)
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- American Apartheid
- This site is the web companion to the documentary about the longest running school desegregation court case in U.S. history, involving the East Baton Rouge Parish school system. The site features a description of the film, a desegregation timeline, information about the various participants in the case, and chat transcripts with the filmmakers on the topic of desegregation. (Source: Louisiana Public Broadcasting)
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- AR--Little Rock Central High: The 40th Anniversary
- Launched in 1997, this site marks the 40th anniversary of the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957-1958. (Source: Central High School Museum)
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- Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
- This site collects information about the role Atlanta played during the Civil Rights Movement, both as a backdrop for seminal events and as a community propelled into action. The site features a bibliography, web resources, and a searchable collection of archival material. (Source: Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education)
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- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s website provides general information on the organization, details the events and activities sponsored by the Institute, shows photographs of current exhibits, offers resources for outreach and educational programs, and features a searchable archival collection of documents relating to the civil rights movement in Birmingham. (Source: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute)
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- Black Panther Party
- Packed with information, this site informs visitors about current happenings with Black Panther Party Alumni. It details the history of the party and its chapters in text and with photographs. (Source: The Black Panther Research Project)
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- Black Panther Party
- This site features information on the history and legacy of the Black Panther Party. Included are resources and articles on the mission and vision of the Panthers as well as essays, historical context, and links to sites with further information on the history of the Black Panthers. (Source: Black Panther Party)
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- Black Panther Research Project, The
- This site provides visitors with links to primary and secondary academic sources on the Black Panther Party. Photographs of the educational work of former Black Panther Party members along with quotations from participants within the program are available. Lesson plans and curriculum on the history of the Black Panther Party for grades K – 12 are provided to visitors as well. (Source: The Black Panther Research Project, Stanford University)
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- Citizen King
- Sponsored by PBS, this site contains information about the documentary film Citizen King. The site includes teaching resources, maps, a timeline, and primary sources regarding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s achievements. (Source: PBS)
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- Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
- Maintained by the University of Southern Mississippi's Special Collections Digital Program, this site contains a searchable database of digitized resources regarding race and civil rights in Mississippi, including oral histories, manuscripts and photographs. (Source: USM Libraries, Special Collections Digital Program, University of Southern Mississippi)
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- Civil Rights Oral History Interviews
- This site features a collection of oral history interviews with individuals with ties to both the Civil Rights Movement and to Spokane, Wash. A searchable database of interviews is included, with all interviews available online as audio files. (Source: Washington State University)
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- Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
- The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) has worked towards advancing causes of civil rights in America since its foundation in 1942. The website includes organizational information and current news, as well as a detailed history of the organization focusing on key events and key people of the Civil Rights Movement. (Source: Congress of Racial Equality)
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- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike
- This site examines in detail Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s involvement in assisting striking sanitation workers in Memphis shortly before his assassination in 1968. Included on the site are a detailed chronology of events, a transcript of Dr. King’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech delivered in support of the striking workers, words from Dr. King’s interviews on the labor movement, magazine articles from the time, and historical essays examining the events. (Source: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees)
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- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Investigation
- This site features information relating to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Included on the site are detailed galleries of photographs of evidence and the crime scene, information on James Earl Ray, audio files of court proceedings, and digital scans of police reports and court records. (Source: Shelby County (TN) Register of Deeds)
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- Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985
- This site accompanies the award-winning PBS series Eyes on the Prize, which chronicles the major events of the Civil Rights Movement between 1954 and 1985. The site features detailed information on the program, including transcripts, along with extensive resources such as video and audio clips, image galleries, newspaper clips, profiles of events and individuals, educational resources for teachers, and a bibliography for further research. (Source: PBS)
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- February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
- February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four is a documentary film about the young men who staged a sit-in in 1960 at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina. The site includes biographies of the four, details about the sit-in, links to related web sites, and resources for teachers. (Source: PBS)
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- Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. Moore
- This site contains information about the documentary film Freedom Never Dies, chronicling the story of Florida civil rights activist Harry T. Moore and his murder in 1951. The site includes a teaching resource as well as a timeline and an events map. (Source: PBS)
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- Images of Change
- This site is an image gallery of poignant and remarkable photographs taken during the Civil Rights movement. The images are categorized according the major events of the movement, and each is accompanied by a descriptive caption. (Source: Take Stock Photos)
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- Integrating Ole Miss
- This site examines the events surrounding the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by James Meredith. The site features a detailed timeline of events accompanied by both audio clips and digital images of primary documents. (Source: John F. Kennedy Library)
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- Little Rock – Central High School
- This site contains information about the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas and the violent protests that surrounded the event. The site includes visitor information on the site, educational programs, and facts about the event. (Source: National Park Service)
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- Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration, The
- This site contains information about the Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Also featured are resources about the history of civil rights in North Carolina, including timelines, biographies, and speeches. The site also contains a calendar of community programs and other relevant events.
(Source: The Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, Inc. of Raleigh, NC)
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- Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, The
- Housed at Stanford University, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute seeks to “ensure that King's ideas and ideals will benefit future generations. The Institute's endowment supports research and educational programs that contribute to public understanding of King's life and of the movements inspired by his message of peace with social justice.” The site features information about Dr. King’s papers as well as public programming and educational resources. (Source: Stanford University)
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- Mississippi Civil Rights Documentation Project
- The Mississippi Civil Rights Documentation Project forms an online bibliography of oral history interviews relating to the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. The site features indexes of the project by interviewee name, subject, and collection, along with full oral history transcripts and a detailed timeline with audio clips. (Source: University of Southern Mississippi)
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- MS--Freedom Now!
- Co-sponsored by Brown University and Tougaloo College, the Freedom Now! project is an archive of documents and materials in a searchable database that pertain to Tougaloo College, with a special emphasis on the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. The site also contains information about the development of the project between the two institutions, as well as links to the Mississippi Freedom Movement. (Source: Brown University, Tougaloo College)
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- NC--Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project
- The Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project website features detailed information on important events of the local Durham, North Carolina Civil Rights Movement. Personal stories and photographs as well as national and local event timelines are included. (Source: Durham County Library)
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- NC--International Civil Rights Center and Museum
- The International Civil Rights Center and Museum is located in the Woolworth’s building in downtown Greensboro, NC, site of the pivotal 1960 lunch counter sit-ins. The museum will feature exhibits on landmark events of the Civil Rights Movement, but will focus on the lunch counter sit-in experience and its aftermath. The website features background history on the sit-ins, biographical sketches of participants, and a museum floor plan. (Source: International Civil Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, NC)
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- Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
- This site accompanies the PBS film Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power, which examines Williams, a civil rights leader who urged African-Americans to arm themselves to combat violent racism. The site includes an essay on Rob Williams, information on the filmmakers, and an organized list of links to further resources. (Source: PBS)
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- Oh Freedom Over Me
- This site accompanies the American RadioWorks program on the historic events of the 1964 Freedom Summer. Included are a detailed account of events surrounding the Freedom Summer, interviews of participants, photographs, and full audio of the radio program. (Source: American Public Media)
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- Panther in Africa, A
- This website accompanies the PBS documentary of the same name on Pete O’Neal, a former Black Panther from Kansas City who has lived in Africa since 1970. The site features a trailer of the film, lesson plans for teachers and links to other online resources. Also included are special features such as a Black Panther photo gallery and transcripts of recent interviews with former Black Panthers. (Source: PBS)
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- Powerful Days: Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore
- Renowned photographer Charles Moore provided a powerful visual account of the Civil Rights Movement with these photos, many of which were originally published in Life Magazine in the 1960s. Included on the site are photographs of Martin Luther King Jr., the Freedom March, desegregation at the University of Mississippi, protests in Birmingham, and other Civil Rights Movement events. Also included is biographical information on Moore. (Source: John Kaplan, Ohio University)
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- Radio Fights Jim Crow
- This site contains information about the radio documentary Radio Fights Jim Crow, which focuses on the role of the radio in mending race relations during the World War II era. The site features audio excerpts from the documentary which is accompanied by explanatory text and historical images. (Source: American RadioWorks from American Public Media)
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- Remembering Jim Crow
- This site contains information about the radio documentary Remembering Jim Crow. The site features excerpts of the radio program supplemented with explanatory text, as well as a slideshow of digitized historical images, a list of Jim Crow laws, and resources for further research. (Source: American RadioWorks from American Public Media)
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- Reporting Civil Rights
- This site contains information about the reporters who covered the civil rights movement and their experiences during this tumultuous period of American history from 1941 to 1973. The web site includes a detailed timeline, an index of reporters containing brief biographies and a selected bibliography, and essays written about journalism during this time period. (Source: Library of America)
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- Rivers of Change
- This website accompanies the documentary film Rivers of Change: The Legacy of Five Unheralded Women in Montgomery and their Struggle for Justice and Dignity, which examines a group of women who helped to carry out the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Information on the film, background historical information on the bus boycotts, and a timeline are included on the site. (Source: William Dickerson-Waheed Cosmo-D productions)
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- Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development
- The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development site is dedicated to the programs of the Institute, which trace the history of the civil rights movement from its beginnings through to current times. A main concern of the Institute is to promote education among African Americans through self-development and individual improvement with workshops and programs. (Source: Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development)
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- SNCC 1960-1966 – Six years of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- This site provides the history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while under the leadership of John Lewis. During this time, the members of SNCC participated in sit-ins and freedom rides. (Source: ibiblio.com)
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- Sojourn to the Past: A Civil Rights Education Project
- This site contains information about Sojourn to the Past, an educational project in which students and educators travel across the South for 10 days, visiting important historic sites of the civil rights movement. The site features maps and clips of previous tours, future tour dates, and educational resources for further research. (Source: Sojourn Project)
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- The Civil Rights Documentation Project: Introduction (The Dirksen Congressional Center)
- This site presents a timeline of events related to the Civil Rights Movement from 1963-1965. Links to speeches and images are also included. (Source: Community Foundation of Central Illinois)
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- The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
- This site provides information on the legacy of Thurgood Marshall. In addition, the site includes a timeline, photo gallery, video archive, bibliography, and links to current topics on civil rights and African Americans. (Source: United States Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs)
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- The Sixties: Civil Rights Movement
- This site includes a very brief historical summary of the U.S. civil rights movement in the 1960s, an extensive bibliography of multimedia resources that address the civil rights movement, and a timeline of civil rights events. The site is a section of a course website from the University of Miami’s History and English departments. (Source: University of Miami)
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- TN--National Civil Rights Museum
- "The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, the site of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, chronicles key episodes of the American civil rights movement and the legacy of this movement to inspire participation in civil and human rights efforts globally, through our collections, exhibitions, and educational programs." (Source: National Civil Rights Museum)
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- Trials of the Scottsboro Boys
- Supported by the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, this site contains information about the trials of the Scottsboro Boys. The site includes biographies, images, and detailed court reports. (Source: University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School)
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- U.S. History - Civil Rights: Lesson Plans
- This site provides detailed lesson plans for teachers on a variety of topics of African American history ranging from slave narratives to the Civil Rights Movement. Each lesson plans provides learning objectives, discussion questions, documents and handouts, and links to further online resources. (Source: National Endowment for the Humanities)
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- UC Berkeley Library Social Activism Sound Recording Project: The Black Panther Party
- The UC Berkeley Library Social Activism Sound Recording Project seeks to “gather, catalog, and make accessible primary source media resources related to social activism and activist movements in California in the 1960's and 1970's.” The site features a detailed chronology, from 1960 to the present, of events related to the Black Panther Party along with accompanying sound files, interviews, and video clips. (Source: UC Berkeley Library)
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- VA--Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950-1970
- This site contains information about the television news of the Civil Rights era. The site features primary documents, oral histories, essays and interpretations, and clips of the news broadcasts themselves. (Source: Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia)
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- Voices of Civil Rights
- Sponsored by the AARP, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and the Library of Congress, this site contains information about personal stories and narratives of civil rights struggles. The site features a look at the Civil Rights battle after fifty years, profiles of young people still striving for equity, and a list of recommended reading on the subject. (Source: AARP)
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- Voices of Civil Rights (A Library of Congress Exhibition)
- Voices of Civil Rights is an online exhibition that documents events of the Civil Rights Movement through “thousands of personal stories, oral histories, and photographs collected by the ‘Voices of Civil Rights’ project.” The site includes profiles of influential events and individuals featuring background information as well as photographs and images. Also included are a bibliography and information on related primary documents at the Library of Congress. (Source: Library of Congress)
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- We Shall Overcome – Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
- This site provides visitors with an online itinerary of historic sites of the Civil Rights Movement. Most sites are located in the eastern United States. (Source: National Park Service)
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