Choosing words: The controversy over Texas textbooks

This video adapted from Need to Know examines controversial decisions made by the Texas State Board of Education regarding the social studies curriculum standards for Texas public schools.

Colonel Stone Johnson

In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Colonel Stone Johnson describes how civil rights activists were physically attacked for their work.

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Diane Nash and the Sit-Ins

Diane Nash was a college student when she started leading sit-in demonstrations to protest discrimination. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Nash describes her role in the Civil Rights movement.

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Eileen Kelley Walbert

Eileen Walbert was among the Concerned White Citizens of Alabama who took a stand for civil rights, as she describes in this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

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Eleventh Commandment Flyer

This flyer from the 1962 Birmingham selective buying campaign encourages African Americans to boycott discriminatory businesses; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.

Excerpts from the March on Washington, Part 1

This audio compilation, recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, captures the voices of several civil rights leaders.

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Excerpts from the March on Washington, Part 2

This audio compilation, recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, pays tribute to the women -- both leaders and widows of slain leaders -- of the Civil Rights movement.

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Excerpts from the March on Washington, Part 3

Recorded live at the 1963 March on Washington, this audio segment captures the voice of SNCC leader John Lewis.

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The Exchange Student

This video segment from American Experience: "Freedom Riders" describes the experience of Jim Zwerg, a white college student who was among the Freedom Riders seeking to end illegal discrimination against African Americans during the civil rights era.

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Fresh Troops

This video segment from American Experience: "Freedom Riders" describes how the Nashville student movement trained future Freedom Riders in nonviolence, and why these students were so essential in sustaining the Freedom Rides.

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Hyde County School Boycott

This slide show tells the story of a yearlong boycott to protest the closing of historically black schools in Hyde County, North Carolina.

Jim Zwerg

In this interview transcript from People's Century, northern civil rights activist and Freedom Rider Jim Zwerg describes his experiences.

Joe Dickson

In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Joe Dickson recalls student activism at Miles College.

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Melba Pattillo Beals

Melba Patillo Beals was one of nine black students who desegregated Little Rock's Central High School in 1957. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Beals describes her tumultuous experience.

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Mixed signals: Why is the USDA Promoting Nutrition and Pushing Cheese?

In this video adapted from Need to Know, learn about the mixed messages the U.S. Department of Agriculture sends to the American public around food.

Rev. C. T. Vivian

In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, the Reverend C. T. Vivian remembers his leadership role in the Civil Rights Movement and the risks civil rights activists took in challenging segregation.

Rev. Frank Dukes: Selective Buying Campaign

In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Frank Dukes describes his role in the 1962 boycott of discriminatory stores and businesses.

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Rosa Parks

In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, legendary civil rights activist Rosa Parks recalls her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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The Student Leader

This video segment from American Experience: "Freedom Riders" profiles one of the African American student leaders who employed nonviolent direct action in the early 1960s to challenge illegal racial segregation both on her own college campus and nationally.

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White Resistance

Civil rights activism sparked social and political change, but it also amplified white resistance to racial equality, as this video segment illustrates.

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