Surf these sites: Civil Rights Oral History -- A bibliography of interviews about the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Civil Rights: A Status Report -- The struggle for equality for Americans of African descent continues despite the significant advances made during the 1950''s and 1960''s. The question arises as to whether the struggle for Civil Rights has actually benefited the descendants of the many who sacrificed jobs, properties, reputations, and even their lives. Freedom Journal: Notes in Black History -- Psyche Publishing is in an ongoing struggle for our right to Freedom of Speech. This site is updated weekly. Greensboro Sit Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement -- "A multimedia site presented by The Depot, the News & Record and the Greensboro Public Library." Harry T. Moore Homesite -- The Harry T. Moore Homesite is being developed to commemorate the lives of two pioneering American black civil rights workers who were killed when a bomb exploded under their bedroom on Christmas evening, 1951. Malcolm X Gateway of Lansing Michigan -- Links to the Malcolm X pages on the web. Includes information about El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Malcolm (Little) X. National Civil Rights Museum -- The National Civil Rights Museum is the first and only comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement in exhibit form. It is the educational institution whose purpose is to inspire people to learn the lessons of the civil rights movement and its impact on human rights movements worldwide. Photo Tour of the Civil Rights Movement -- These pages reflect a sampling of images from the national civil rights movement and events that happened in the Seattle area. Its goal is to bring the events to life and encourage further research. Rosa Parks & The Bus Boycott -- On the 1st of December 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks, a African-American seamstress, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not standing and letting a white bus rider take her seat. The Montgomery Bus Boycott Page -- In 1955, Montgomery, AL had a municipal law which required black citizens to ride in the back of the city''s buses. On December 1st of that year, Mrs. Rosa Parks, a forty-two year old seamstress, boarded a city bus and sat in the first row of seats in the black section of the bus. When some white men got on the bus, the driver ordered Mrs. Parks to give up her seat and move back. She refused to move. Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement -- These pages were created in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in observance of Martin Luther King Day, 1996. They are an ongoing project supported by students at Western Michigan University''s Department of Political Science. Voices of the Civil Rights Era -- Perhaps the two most prominent Civil Right camps were followers of Martin Luther King, who advocated a nonviolent approach and those of Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X, who initally felt that one could only meet violent repression with violence in response. Women in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement -- The lists of courageous men and women who struggled for equality can be quite long. However, it is obvious that the picture of the Panthers lack the presence of women. This failure to acknowledge women in the Panther picture represents the Civil Rights Movement as a whole.
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