In 1939, Hattie McDaniel wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Gone with the Wind.
Between 200,000 and 300,000 Americans gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This march protested the economic and legal racism experienced by black Americans.
On April 17, 1960 the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is founded.
The fatal shooting of Mike Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9 ignited protests and contributed to the formation of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
In the aftermath of the acquittal of the four policemen who beat Rodney King nearly to death, black Americans in L.A. protested police brutality.
A documentary and teaching tool that highlights key players, especially the children, of the 1963 Birmingham Children's March.
"At a time when the civil rights movement was struggling, Birmingham's black youth answered Dr. Martin Luther King's call to "fill the jails" of their city. In doing so, they drew national attention to the cause, helped bring about the repeal of segregation laws, and inspired thousands of other…
A flyer for organizing Marshals to keep the university open