Roads to Memphis |
Digital Short
Fifty years after Dr. King's assassination, two long-time Memphis residents talk about the city.
2 MIN 18 SEC
The Chinese Exclusion Act |
Clip
Watch a preview of the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.
3 MIN 18 SEC
Citizen King |
Clip
Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to fight poverty.
2 MIN 14 SEC
Murder of a President |
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Garfield's time in the Union Army strengthened his support of the abolition movement.
2 MIN 58 SEC
LBJ |
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In 1954, Lyndon Johnson became the youngest Majority Leader ever, at 46 years old.
1 MIN 27 SEC
LBJ |
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In 1964, American bombers in Vietnam demonstrated that LBJ was a committed anti-Communist.
2 MIN 35 SEC
LBJ |
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Lady Bird became the "perfect political wife" for LBJ.
55 SEC
LBJ |
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President Johnson took on the economy by waging a "war on poverty."
1 MIN 56 SEC
Freedom Summer |
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"I felt morally empowered, but it was very scary," Congressman Frank Barney from Massachusetts.
5 MIN 06 SEC
Freedom Summer |
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"If somebody can threaten your life they own you. They own your soul." June 24, 2014.
7 MIN 32 SEC
Freedom Summer |
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"The kids need to know history. Black and white, they need to know history." June 24, 2014
6 MIN 06 SEC
Freedom Summer |
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“There will always be a need to document the struggle," Herbert Randall.
5 MIN 55 SEC
