african american civil rights workers

Explores the life of black educator and leader Booker T. Washington, discussing how he helped shape the education system for African Americans in the aftermath of slavery.

Explores the career of African American civil rights activist Barbara Jordan.

Presents a collection of the papers, essays, and letters of Medgar Evers, a hero of the American civil rights movement who was murdered in 1963 by white supremacists. Includes photographs.

Explores the origins of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and discusses the impact it had on American politics and society.

A collection of photographs by Ernest C. Withers, an African-American photographer during the civil rights years.

Gilbert Mason chronicles the experiences he had while living in Mississippi during the civil rights movement.

A biography of Stokely Carmichael, an American civil rights activist and member of the Black Power movement who helped organize the original Black Panther Party in Alabama, but made the abrupt decision at age twenty-seven to leave the United States for Africa.

Explores the impact of photography on the civil rights movement.

A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. narrated by Tom Brokaw and featuring interviews with Martin Luther King III, Bill Clinton, Condaleezza Rice, Bono, and others.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Malcolm X, discussing his role as a civil rights activist, and describing the influence of his incarceration on his views about race and equality, the Nation of Islam, his death, and related topics.