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The
Life of Bayard Rustin
Remembering Bayard Rustin, the man known
as "Brother Outsider", who organized the 1963 March on Washington and
helped propel the Civil Rights movement.
-- From PBS' P.O.V. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., the keynote speaker
at the March on Washington, calls for the equal treatment and rights for all minorities
in America.
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From WGBH, Boston Public Television
"We Shall Overcome"
Listen to selected lectures about the 1963 March on Washington.
RealAudio:
Part I: History
and Context
RealAudio:
Part II: Introduction
of Civil Rights Leaders.
RealAudio:
Part III:
Speeches and Spirituals.
RealAudio:
Part IV: The
Demands, The Pledge, The Prayer
-- From WGBH, Boston Public Television The
Students' Movement
John Lewis, the 23-year-old chairman of the Student
Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, spoke at the March on Washington.
-- From
WGBH, Boston Public Television | |
Winds
of Change
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the
youngest of the ten civil rights leaders who spoke at the March, reflects
on his personal experiences during the Civil Rights movement.
-- From The NewsHour The
Womens' Struggle
Dorothy Height, head of the National Council
of Negro Women, talks about the ongoing struggle for women's rights and racial
equality.
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From The NewsHour Rev.
Bernice King
Rev.
Bernice King, daughter of the famed civil right's leader, talks about her father's
enduring influence.
-- From
The NewsHour
"The
Children"
Author David Halberstam chronicles the early days
of the Civil Rights movement in Nashville, Tennessee, tracing the lives of the
young men and women who challenged the unjust status quo of segregation.
-- From
The NewsHour
King's
Legacy
Taylor Branch, author of Pillar of Fire: America in the
King years, 1963-1965, discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s spiritual and political
legacy.
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From
The NewsHour | |
The
Rise & Fall of Jim Crow
Examining what life was
like for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, and how people survived despite
the white supremacist laws and customs.
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From Thirteen - WNET, New York Opening
the Doors in Ala.
People who fought for the desegregation of
the University of Alabama share their memories
of late Gov. George C. Wallace’s stand in the schoolhouse door.
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From Alabama Public Television
Living the Story: Kentucky
People
share their own stories of the Civil Rights movement in Kentucky, and how they
organized to demand legal and social equality.
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From Kentucky Educational Television Pursuing
the Past
A Mississippi newspaper investigates crimes committed
during the civil rights era.
-- From
The NewsHour Reconciling
with History
Diane McWhorter, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize
for her memoir, recalls the forces and personalities that shaped the most turbulent
years of her hometown.
-- From
The NewsHour | |
National
Dialogue on Race
Jim Lehrer hosts a roundtable discussion with
President Bill Clinton and eight guests on improving race relations in America.
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From The NewsHour Race
and the White House
Historians provide their perspectives on
the ways in which American presidents have grappled with the issue of race through
the years.
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From
The NewsHour Assessing
the Racial Divide
Gwen Ifill and civil rights leaders discuss
the enduring chasm between races and efforts to narrow the political divide among
African-Americans.
-- From
The NewsHour Covering
Race in America
Assessing how The New York Times and the news
media in general report on issues of race in America.
-- From The NewsHour African
American World
A guide to African American history and culture
from Sojourner Truth to Jacob Lawrence.
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From Thirteen - WNET, New York | |
