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"The Problem of the 20th Century is the Problem of the Color Line": Exploring the Civil Rights MovementFall 2006Websites for researching the Civil Rights eraHistory MattersA search on “civil rights
movement” provides links to more than 80 relevant websites and documents
covering a wide range of civil rights topics and themes. Those sites,
in turn, offer links to additional resources. The Civil Rights Movement: Sites for students and researcherswww.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs From the Association of College
and Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association),
this is another excellent, vetted list of fantastic and wide-ranging
online resources. African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Erahttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem Introduction and capsule summaries
of Library of Congress materials used and cataloged for the African
American Odyssey exhibit. Searching the American Memory site uncovers
many primary sources, some of which are available online. Freedom: A History of USwww.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus Teacher-oriented webisodes
14 and 15 focus on the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Movement VeteransThis very interesting site contains much valuable first-person commentary and reflection, as well as links to images, documents, and a cool annotated timeline that emphasizes the contributions of ordinary citizens. Voices of Civil RightsA collaboration between the AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and the Library of Congress, this site presents many brief stories from ordinary people around the country recollecting the Civil Rights era. Strengths include expanding the context to cover struggles by women and Latino Americans for full equality, and extending the timeframe to the present and a consideration of the nation’s unfinished business. The site contains a good list of web links and an interesting timeline. |
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