This is a collection of interesting internet resources on the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and ’60s.
Overview
- Overview of Civil Rights Legislation, Supreme Court Cases, and Activities
- African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) (Wikipedia)
- Civil Rights Timeline
- The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: Introduction
Civil Rights Sit-Ins
- Civil Rights Sit-Ins (youtube)
- Woolworth Lunch Counter (youtube)
- Greensboro Lunch Counter Site Of Historic Sit-In Segregation (youtube)
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Before the Boycott: Riding the Bus (interactive)
- Montgomery Bus Boycott (detailed information)
Martin Luther King Jr.
- MLK and the Civil Rights Movement (The Seattle Times)
- A True Historical Examination
- “I Have a Dream” and other famous speeches (audio)