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US and the World Depth Topics: Civil Rights Era

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"The Black Panthers March in New York." Gale U.S. History Online Collection, Gale, 2007.

 

"Civil Rights Movement" (Overview) from U.S. History in Context

"Brown v. the Board of Education" (Topic Portal) from U.S. in Context

 

"Racism in Post-emancipation America" (Topic Portal) from U.S. in Context

"Segregation" (Overview) from World History in Context

 

"'White Lies' Podcast Exposes What Happened the Night James Reeb Died" from NPR's Morning Edition via U.S. History in Context

"Martin Luther King's Speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC (1963)" Transcript

 

"Civil Rights Act of 1964" Full Text

"Civil Rights International: The Fight Against Racism Has Always Been Global" by Keisha N. Blain for Foreign Affairs via World History in Context

 

The leaders of the March on Washington lock arms as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue in this August 28,1963 photo. The march gave immense impetus to the nation's civil rights movement and led to the passage of important new laws aimed at aiding black Americans. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is at center, seventh from right. At extreme right is A. Philip Randolph, the march director. Alongside Randolph is Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the NAACP.

"The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington." UPI Photo Collection, 1963.

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