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"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 spent a long time in debate in the Senate. After a long filibuster, minority leader Everett Dirksen (R, IL) and Hubert S. Humphrey (D, MN) invoked cloture, which limited each senator to one hour of debate. When asked if he thought that the cloture petition meant that the Senate was ready to pass the civil rights bill, opponent Richard Russell (D, GA), who had vigorously opposed the bill, disagreed, calling the bill "a...
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This historical film - a dramatization combined with archival footage and photos - examines race, the Constitution, and desegregation over time. The film uses the March 3, 1970, incident at Lamar High School in Lamar, South Carolina, where a group of white parents rioted against desegregation, as a backdrop for the discussion.
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"This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us," says President Johnson, "to go to work in our communities and our states, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country." This documentary, filmed in 1965, looks back on the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and asks What has and has not been done during this year that held such great promise?
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Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, it explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family, and his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. It also includes interviews with political leaders, colleagues, and...
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In the summer of 1967, the arrest and fatal beating of an African-American cab driver in Newark, New Jersey, led to a six-day riot in which 23 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. High unemployment rates among black youth, tense relations with the police, and gentrification (which many African Americans saw as an attempt at outright removal), all contributed to the riots.
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The first sit-in of the Civil Rights movement happened when four African-American college students sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960. The Greensboro sit-in sparked a wave of similar protests throughout the South, as well as "sympathy sit-ins" by college students in the North.
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In March 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a peaceful march from the town of Selma, Alabama, to the state capital, Montgomery, to protest racial discrimination in the South. Before starting the march, the group of nearly 2,000 protestors knelt in prayer, as an assembly of police looked on.
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In northern cities such as Detroit and New York, many African Americans lived in ghettoes. Racial tensions boiled over in the form of violence and rioting. Dramatic media depictions of ghetto riots were a significant cause of white backlash and "white flight" from urban areas into the suburbs.
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On January 31st, 1961, in Rock Hill SC, the men who would become known as the Friendship 9 walked across town and sat down at a lunch counter. They were beaten, dragged outside, threatened, and sentenced to 30 days of hard labor at the York County Prison Camp. They were allowed no defense, afforded no rights, and offered no justice. Mostly students of nearby Friendship College, they held fast to nonviolence and "Jail No Bail." Instead of paying for...
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The White House helped fund a police surveillance effort of Muslims in the New York City area after 9/11, The Associated Press revealed in February 2012. The operation, part of a monitoring story that emerged last summer, triggered immediate criticism from civil rights groups. NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez speaks with the AP's Matt Apuzzo.
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A part of the series America in the 20th Century. Anyone who thinks the Civil Rights movement began and ended with Martin Luther King, Jr., will discover a new, eye-opening view of history in this program. It reveals a long-running struggle for racial equality starting with Civil War- and Reconstruction-era events, moving through the blight of Jim Crow and the formation of the NAACP and other groups, and depicting the drama of King's movement in varied,...
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Using quotes from some of his beloved speeches, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in stunning collage art and vibrant watercolor paintings in this profound and important biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too. Narrated by Michael Clarke Duncan.
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Bill Maher hosts this witty inquiry into the meaning of the Constitution today. Drawing examples from current events and pop culture, Maher reveals the Constitution as "a living document. Beginning with a brief overview of the full document, then focusing on the Bill of Rights, Maher demonstrates history as an evolving process. Insightful commentary encourages students to relate current events to the First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments, and...
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In America, freedom of speech is a cherished fundamental right. Must it be curtailed during emergencies or wars? In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent John Donvan explore the penalties of political dissent in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. News footage and a round table discussion with media personalities, journalists, and others who have suffered the consequences of voicing...