civil rights movements

The life and career of the first African-American judge of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Discusses the causes and consequences of the movement to achieve full political, economic, and social equality for African-Americans.

A collection of black-and-white photographs of events related to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s taken throughout the South by Charles Moore for "Life" and other news magazines.

Presents the key events, legislation, media influences, major people and movements that represented racial changes in America between the 1960s and the 1980s.

Examines the system of segregation that existed in the United States until the mid-twentieth century and discusses the civil rights movement that changed this system.

Presents 546 photos, each with descriptions, chronicling the African-American battle for freedom and equality from 1840 to 2001.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott that came about as a result of civil rights activist Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white patron.

Examines the life of the first African-American to be appointed an associate justice to the United States Supreme Court.

Profiles notable African-Americans in the field of civil rights including Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marian Wright Edelman.