Civil Rights Pathfinder
General Resources
- Martin Luther King and Civil Rights Timeline: Charts major events of the civil rights movement alongside events in the life of MLK.
- CNN Civil Rights Timeline: Major events of the civil rights movement shown along with events leading up to and following the time period.
- Powerful Days in Black and White: Collection of photographs from Kodak.com
- The Public in the Civil Rights Era: Public opinion statistics on civil rights issues, then and now, from Public Agenda.
- Primary Sources: Video, photos, and documents from National Visionary Leadership Project.
Civil Rights Leaders & Important People
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: From the Seattle Times
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
- Rosa Parks: Collection of articles and photos from the Montgomery Advertiser.
- Rosa Parks: Arrest records from the National Archives.
- Rosa Parks: From Scholastic.com
- Ruby Bridges: Click on The Story, Articles, and Pictures for the most info.
- Ruby Bridges: Interview from PBS.org.
- Jackie Robinson: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us.
- Jackie Robinson: From Time's 100.
- Jackie Robinson: From ESPN.com.
- Malcolm X: From the Malcolm X estate.
- Malcolm X: From Columbia University.
- Seattle Black Panther Party: From Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.
Major Events and Protests
- Brown v. Board of Education: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
- Central High & the Little Rock Nine: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
- Montgomery Bus Boycott: From the Montgomery Advertiser.
- Greensboro Sit-Ins: From the Greensboro News-and-Record.
- Montgomery Bus Boycott: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
- Birmingham, Alabama, Demonstrations: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
- Integrating Ole Miss: Info on the integration of the University of Mississippi, from John F. Kennedy Library.
- March on Washington, D.C.: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
- Selma, Alabama, Demonstrations and March: From PBS.org's Freedom: A History of Us
Firsthand Stories
- Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi: Stories from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Oral History Transcripts: Interview transcripts from the Civil Rights Documentation Project.