Stories of the Civil Rights Movement

Examines the history of segregation in the American South as well as the events leading up to and in the aftermath of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.

Looks at the various nonviolent resistance tactics used during the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s.

Looks at the desegregation of school, focusing on the nine African-Americans who entered into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

A brief history of the civil rights movement in America, including the Montgomery bus boycott and Rosa Parks' role in helping to abolish segregation on busses.

An introduction to Martin Luther King Jr.'s march on Washington and other civil rights movements.

Describes the events surrounding the Freedom Summer Project in 1964, during which volunteers from northern states traveled to Mississippi to attempt to prove to local politicians that African Americans wanted their right to vote enforced and encouraging African Americans to make that desire known. Also discusses the resistance and violence the volunteers encountered.

From sit-ins in whites-only diners to the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech, the American civil rights movement is filled with stories of brave activists who proudly stood up to racial inequality.