WEB SITES

Greensboro Sit-Ins
Hear the participants tell their stories and read newspaper accounts of the beginning of the Civil Rights movement.

Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement
The Seattle Times presents photos, speeches and writings to help you learn about this civil-rights leader and his sweeping influence.

Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Contains photographs, essays, travel maps, history of individuals and sites about and along the Underground Railroad. Covers paths taken through 20 U. S. States. References include links to other Civil Rights sites, documents, speeches and biographies. Authored by the National Park Service.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
The story of SNCC from 1960 to 1966 and its efforts to make equality for all a reality, through sit-ins, freedom rides, and the 1963 March on Washington.

Little Rock Nine
This site is devoted to the history of a landmark event in the history of school integration in the American South. In 1957, nine African-American high school students were the first to enroll in the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Watts Riot, 40 Years Later
An article from the L.A. Times.

Civil Rights
CivilRights.org is a joint project of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference Education Fund. CivilRights.org aims to serve as a central repository and trusted intermediary for information on a variety of civil and human rights issues.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Biography Resource Center
Use this Gale (InfoTrac) database to research important people involved in the Civil Rights movement.
To use Biography Resource Center at home, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
To use American History Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

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updated 02/12/2008