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 [1]
- African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) [2] (Wikipedia)
- Civil Rights Timeline [3]
- The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: Introduction [4]
Civil Rights Sit-Ins
- Civil Rights Sit-Ins [5] (youtube)
- Woolworth Lunch Counter [6] (youtube)
- Greensboro Lunch Counter Site Of Historic Sit-In Segregation [7] (youtube)
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Before the Boycott: Riding the Bus [8] (interactive)
- Montgomery Bus Boycott [9] (detailed information)
Martin Luther King Jr.
- MLK and the Civil Rights Movement [10] (The Seattle Times)
- A True Historical Examination [11]
- “I Have a Dream” and other famous speeches [12] (audio)