Kennedy pushed civil rights on many fronts, but his approach was viewed by many as noncommittal.Â
Beginning with his inauguration speech, JFK cast himself as a staunch opponent of Communism.Â
1964 Â - the year America rose up and made choices.
Watch the opening scene of 1964.
Browse a gallery of photos from 1964.
What's the legacy of Emmett Till's murder? A professor of History and Africana Studies reflects.Â
With the words "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," the Supreme Court reversed legalized segregation.Â
Meet the boy whose murder ignited a movement.Â
This 1955 educational film warns of homosexuality, calling it "a sickness of the mind."
Ed Koch, mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, discusses gay civil rights in New York in the 1960s.
The New York State Liquor Authority refused to issue liquor licenses to many gay bars, and several popular establishments had licenses suspended or revoked for "indecent conduct."
Reflections on the Stonewall Uprising.
