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  George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire | Article

  Selma March

  On March 25, 1965, triumphant civil rights demonstrators led by Martin Luther King, Jr. marched into Montgomery, Alabama.

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  1964 | Image Gallery

  1964: The Year in Pictures

  Browse a gallery of photos from 1964.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  The Cold War

  Civil rights were not a major concern for the Kennedy administration. Rather, Cold War politics were front and center.

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  God in America | Article

  People and Ideas: Europe

  How European religious ideas and individuals' spiritual experiences have impacted American social, political and cultural life.

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  Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | Article

  Race and the Peoples Temple

  Peoples Temple welcomed people of every race and ethnicity. The racial integration became self-fulfilling at some point; the congregation itself became the draw.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  Spirit of the Times

  Midway between the 1954 Brown school desegregation decision and the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the Freedom Rides captured the zeitgeist of the decade to come.

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  Film

  The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

  Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town – and America – were transformed.

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  JFK | Article

  JFK and Civil Rights

  Kennedy pushed civil rights on many fronts, but his approach was viewed by many as noncommittal. 

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  What Came Next

  The Freedom Rides represented a major evolution in the tactics and strategy of the Civil Rights Movement and marked an unprecedented level of engagement with the federal government.

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  Citizen King | Timeline

  Timelines Related to Martin Luther King

  Here are a few timelines to note on the many sources of information on Dr. King's life. 

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  Roads to Memphis | Trailer

  Roads to Memphis: Trailer

  Dr. King's assassination shocked the country and triggered the largest, costliest, and most ambitious manhunt in American history.

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  Film

  Freedom Summer (español)

  Un histórico esfuerzo en el verano de 1964 por destrozar los cimientos de la supremacía blanca en lo que era uno de los estados más agresivamente racistas y segregados del país.

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  Eyes on the Prize | Article

  Taking the Struggle to the North

  Bernard LaFayette, a co-founder of SNCC, describes the reasons why the organization needed to go to Chicago.

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  Film

  Riveted: The History of Jeans (español)

  Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana. Desde sus raíces en la esclavitud hasta el lejano Oeste, los hippies, la alta costura y el hip-hop; los jeans son el tejido sobre el que está escrita la historia de la ideología y la política estadounidenses.

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  Roberto Clemente | Article

  Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz

  An interview with Roberto Clemente filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz.

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  Film

  Woodstock

  In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound: a moment that would change them and the country forever, and define a cultural revolution. 

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  Eyes on the Prize | Image Gallery

  Gallery: Civil Rights Movement

  View a gallery of photos taken during the civil rights movement.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  Meet the Players: Other Figures

  Meet some of the key figures of Freedom Riders.

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  Film

  Mr. Polaroid

  Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.

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  Roads to Memphis | Chapter

  Roads to Memphis: Chapter 1

  Watch Chapter 1 of Roads to Memphis.