Civil Rights

Civil Rights

 

Reporting Civil Rights

The Library of America's Reporting on Civil Rights includes an extensive timeline, important news stories from the era, and a section of reporters' reflections from the period.

Civil Rights Documentation Project

A project sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council, the site contains a large Oral History project. Transcripts from the interviews are available online, along with a bibliography and an extensive timeline.

Brown v. Board of Education Documents

The National Archives' Brown v. Board of Education section offers documents, interviews, videos, and suggestions for teachers and students.

The Martin Luther King Papers Project

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute displays many of King's papers and correspondence, continues to host speakers and scholars working on issues of the Civil Rights movement, and offers curriculum ideas.

Civil Rights Movement in Virginia

Explore the Virginia Museum of History and Culture's Civil Rights Movement in Virginia.

World History Archives: African-American History

This site details various aspects of African-American history in the United States since the 1700s, offering links to other resources, as well as analyses by scholars.