Links on the Civil Rights Movement

The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
This website includes both primary and secondary sources on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Will the Circle Be Ubroken?
http://www.unbrokencircle.org/
This website focuses on a public radio series on the Civil Rights Movement produced by the Southern Regional Council.  On the homepage, you can listen to audio clips, read transcripts from the radio programs, and access a bibliography of materials on the Civil Rights Movement.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site On-Line Visitor Information Center
http://www.nps.gov/malu/home.htm
This site allows you to view the historic site, and also to read the text of numerous speeches and essays.

Rosa Parks Interview from the Hall of Public Service
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0int-1
This page includes the transcript of an interview with Rosa Parks, as well as photos.  There are also links to a biography and other information.

The National Civil Rights Museum
http://www.midsouth.rr.com/civilrights/
This site, produced by the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, provides an interactive tour of the museum.

Powerful Days
http://www.civilrightsphotos.com/
This website, "Powerful Days:  The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore" was produced by Pulitzer Prize winner John Kaplan as part of the requirements for his Ohio University Master's of Science in Journalism.  It includes several photos, plus a biography of the photographer.

The Civil Rights Movement:  A Photographic History
http://neworleansonline.com/civrights.html
This site, from A Gallery for Fine Photography in New Orleans, includes links to just a few images, but they are useful ones.

African-American History and Culture
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/afrhm.html
From the Library of Congress's American Memory collection, Words and Deeds, this set of materials includes NAACP papers on-line, as well as other resources for African-American history.

The African American Odyssey
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html
Also from the Library of Congress, this collection  includes important documents (including maps, sheet music, letters, etc.) and images from Library of Congress documenting African American history from slavery to civil rights.
 
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