Integrating
Ole Miss In 1962, James Meredith attempts
to become the first African American student to attend
the University of Mississippi. This interactive exhibit
allow you to witness the events firsthand through the
actual letters, recorded telephone conversations, and
images of those who made history.
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.
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.
