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Overview
- Beyond Busing
- This article, from Education Week, is one of a series of articles about
desegregation of education.
- Brown Vs. Board of Education
- This is the website for the National Historic Site. It includes in-depth
information and a section for kids.
- The Civil Rights
Act of 1964
- This site provides a narrative history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It includes the historical background, the social conditions, political
factors, and the legislative history of the bill.
- Bibliography of Traditional Materials on Civil
Rights
- This bibliography was compiled by Betsy Brinson, Ph.D., at the Kentucky
Historical Society. It lists books and articles that will help you to identify
print resources on race relations in America.
- Fight
for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War
- This teaching guide, from the National Archives, uses primary sources
from the Archives' collection to teach students about the role played by
Black soldiers in the Civil War.
- George
Wallace
- This site provides an overview of segregation in America, biographical
information about George Wallace and video clips from the TNT film George
Wallace.
- Jackie
Robinson- Beyond the Playing Field
- This teaching guide, from the National Archives, uses primary sources
from the Archives' collection to teach students about Jackie Robinson's
role as a Civil Rights advocate.
- Montgomery
Bus Boycott
- This site contains essays, articles, lesson plans and photographs of the
Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- National Civil Rights Museum
- This site offers an interactive tour of the National Civil Rights Museum
and information about the Museum's activities.
- Sitting for Justice
- This Smithsonian Institute article discusses the Greensboro Sit-Ins.
- Timeline of the Civil Rights
Movement
- This site, from Western Michigan University's Department of Political
Science, provides a timeline of the movement from 1954 through 1965.
Kentucky
- Civil
Rights Resources - Living the Story
- These resources were collected to support the KET documentary Living the
Story which aired beginning January 21, 2002. It includes links to resources
from the Kentuckiana Digital Library, references to articles, websites,
and more.
- Living the Story
- The website for the KET documentary on the civil rights movement in Kentucky.
- Civil Rights March
in Frankfort, 1964
- At this site, see a photograph of Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King,
Jr. and Georgia Davis Powers as they marched in Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Civil
Rights Movement in Kentucky Oral History Project
- This project, from the Kentucky Historical Society, uses oral
history interviews, to document the struggle to end legal segregation
in Kentucky between 1930 and 1970.
- The Daily Aesthetic
- Learn about the parks and recreational spaces of African American communities
prior to legal integration of public facilities in 1956. It includes discussions
on the history of Lexington's black park system.
- Kentucky Administrative
Regulations
- This site contains the Kentucky Administrative Regulations on Human Rights
as it relates to equal rights for employment and housing. This site is best
used for identifying Kentucky statutes.
- Kentucky Commission
on Human Rights
- The Commission handles reports of discrimination and violations of the
Kentucky Civil
Rights Act and educates the public concerning their rights under the
law. The Commission just recently celebrated its 40th anniversary and you
can view video clips
from the celebration (requires Windows Media Player).
- Kentucky Revised
Statutes
- This site contains the Kentucky Revised Statutes related to implementation
of the Civil Rights Act.
Law and Legislation
- United States Commission on Civil Rights
- The Commission on Civil Rights is an independent agency of the Executive
Branch. The commission serves as a national clearinghouse for information
about discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of
race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
- U.S. Code- Civil
Rights
- The full-text of the U.S. federal law concerning Civil Rights is provided
here..
- US Department of Justice: Office
for Civil Rights
- "The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ensures that no person, based on race,
national origin, color, sex, religion, disability, or age is excluded from
participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under,
or denied employment in connection with any activity, program, or service
receiving federal financial assistance." This is a good site for employers
to use in locating up-to-date information on civil rights requirements.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Life Magazine Classic
Images- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- This site contains photographs and covers of Martin Luther King, Jr. that
appeared in Life Magazine, from 1958 through 1968.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- This site contains information on Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights
movement, and the creating of the holiday. This is a great place to begin
researching Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.
- The Martin Luther King,
Jr. Papers Project
- At this site, you will find secondary documents written about Martin Luther
King, Jr. Access to primary documents written during Dr. King's life is
available here. This is a first-rate site for researching Martin Luther
King.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
- "The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change is dedicated
to carrying forward the legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through
research, education and training in the principles, philosophy and methods
of nonviolence."
Organizations
- ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union
- "The American Civil Liberties Union is the nation's foremost advocate
of individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public
on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
This is a great place to keep current on civil rights issues."
- Civil Rights Movement Veterans Organization
- This web site is a resource for veterans of the Civil Rights Movement.
It includes a veteran's section, bibilography, links to other Civil Rights
sites and much more.
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- This website provides access to an online social justice network. It includes
a Civil Rights Directory, activists' tools, publications, calendar of events,
press releases, civil rights news, and much more.
- National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People
- "The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
is the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the United
States. "
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization that combats
hate, intolerance, and discrimination. This site provides information on
anti-hate legislation, resources for teaching tolerance and a listing of
hate groups
Primary Sources
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- Bobby
Seale; CNN Interview
- CNN's interview with Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panthers, is
available here. Read the interview transcript or watch the interview (requires
Microsoft's Media Player)
- Greensboro Sit-Ins
- This site includes photographs, audio and video clips and much more.
- Harper's Weekly
- Harper's Weekly was the leading 19th century newspaper. This site
provides digitized images of the articles and illustrations from 1857-1874.
Topics covered include slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction and Black culture
and society.
- Voices of the
Civil Rights Era
- This site contains an archive of speeches by Martin Luther King, Malcolm
X and others. To listen to these speeches, you will need an internet plug-in
such as RealPlayer.
- Civil Rights n Mississippi
Digital Archive
- This site contains oral histories, manuscripts, photographs, finding
aids and other resources about the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.
- Civil Rights March
in Frankfort, 1964
- At this site, see a photograph of Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King,
Jr. and Georgia Davis Powers as they marched in Frankfort, Kentucky.
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- KODAK:
Powerful Days in Black and White
- This site is a pictorial history of the civil rights movement, taken
by photojournalist Charles Moore.
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- Photographs
of the 1963 March on Washington
- This site provides numerous photographs from the 1963 Civil Rights march
on Washington, DC.
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