african american women civil rights workers

A biography of the African American woman who campaigned for civil rights and founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

A biography of six women activists in American history.

A biography of the journalist, newspaper owner, and suffragette who campaigned for civil rights and founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Chronicles the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, discussing her role as a civil rights leader, and detailing her accomplishments with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, her speech before the Credentials Committee, and her efforts to improve the rights of African-Americans throughout the nation.

Examines the life and legacy of women's rights advocate, anti-lynching crusader, and journalist Ida B. Wells, from her birth to slaves in Mississippi in 1862 to her death in Chicago in 1931.

Presents a brief biography of Rosa Parks, who, in 1955 Alabama, refused give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, and provides information on her childhood in Alabama and her achievements in the Civil Rights movement.

Briefly profiles the life of Rosa Parks, discussing her childhood, arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus, and fight for equal rights.

Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., has spent most of her life working for civil rights. When her husband was assassinated she continued his legacy by founding the King Center.