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Civil Rights Movement

Biography of Malcolm X
Called the Official Website of Malcolm X, this site provides a biography, timeline, list of quotes, eulogy and bibliography. Managed by CMG Worldwide for the estate of Malcolm X.

Brown v. Board of Education
A quick understanding of the issues regarding racial segregation in public schools and this Supreme Court decision, provided by PBS.

Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
Photographs, articles, and audio commentary focusing on the four youths who staged a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in North Carolina. From the News & Record and the Greensboro Public Library.

Little Rock Central High 40th Anniversary 
This site, from Little Rock Central High, marks the 40th anniversary of the integration of this Arkansas school. Archival photographs as well as reprinted articles from the 1957 school newspaper and two Arkansas newspapers are included. 

Malcolm X: A Research Site
A comprehensive and detailed research Web site of Malcolm X from University of Toledo.

Martin Luther King Jr.
This Web site contains stories and photos culled from The Seattle Times over the past decade.

Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore
Seven black and white photos with captions regarding the struggle for civil rights in the U.S.

Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education
This Smithsonian Institute website provides a comprehensive look at equality and segregation in 19th and 20th century America.

We Shall Overcome
The National Park Services offers a travel guide of historic sites of the civil rights movement. Each article includes a picture of the site and some hyperlinks to more information. Overview articles describe the time period, people, consequences, strategies and effects of the movement.

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Last Updated: September 9, 2008