A Virtual Tour of the National Civil Rights Movement

Timeline of major events in civil rights history

American Civil Liberties Union
This Web site for the civil rights organization includes news and archives relating to US constitutional issues.

American Civil Rights Institute
A national civil rights organization created to educate the public about racial and gender preferences.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
View the official Web site of the Institute and obtain a schedule of events and hours of operation.

Black Panther Photo & Audio Tour
Many pictures (with brief text) of the Black Panther Party and their role in the civil rights movement.

CivilRights.org
Civilrights.org is a collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund.

Civil Rights Leaders
Brave men and women who fought for equal rights.

Dr. Martin Luther King
King Center resources about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Malcolm X
The Official Web Site of Malcolm X has everything you want to know about this historical figure.

NAACP
America's Premier Civil Rights Organization - 100 Years of Fighting for Rights

Report from the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights
Reviews the status of civil rights policies and enforcement during the first two years of the Bush Administration.

 

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Although their total numbers in New Mexico were never large, blacks arrived with Spanish explorers and settlers and played active roles in the history of the territory and state.




In No BS, Ivory A. Toldson uses data analysis, anecdotes, and powerful commentary to dispel common myths and challenge conventional beliefs about educating Black children.



Writing from the perspective of a friend, Frederick Joseph offers candid reflections on his own experiences with racism and conversations with prominent artists and activists about theirs—creating an essential read for white people who are committed anti-racists and those newly come to the cause of racial justice.



Do Black Lives Matter to God? takes us on a historical journey through the Bible to illuminate how God sees black people and people of color. This book challenges all educators who have disparaged and ignored the exceptionalism and existence of blacks in the Bible as a way to justify their oppressive beliefs.


It seems that wherever Aria goes, someone wants to touch her hair. In the street, strangers reach for her fluffy curls; and even under the sea, in the jungle, and in space, she's chased by a mermaid, monkeys, and poked by aliens...until, finally, Aria has had enough! 


An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author’s interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative.


Nance examines why Putin and his underlings aimed to sabotage the election and how the hacking accomplished a crucial first step for destabilizing the West. 



Sociologist and political commentator Dyson delivers a piercing and wide-ranging analysis of American race relations.



Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience 


"Soul Food Advisor" shares more than 150 family recipes from Big Mama s Neck Bone Soup to Harrell s own low-cholesterol, low-sodium Country Black-eyed Peas and Okra. 



Jones's bestselling memoir is a personal account of growing up in the South as a young gay man who's attempting to find himself while battling rocky relationships with family, friends, and lovers. 


Superbly told, with the poet's gift for language and observation,Angelou's autobiography of her childhood in Arkansas.


50 Books Every Black Teen Should Read


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