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Browse results: U.S. History
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The Atlanta Riot
Learn about the events leading up to the Atlanta Riot of 1906 in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.
Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Audrey HendricksIn this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Audrey Hendricks recalls her arrest and jailing at the age of nine for participation in the Children's Crusade of 1963. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-12 |
Video |
Barbara Johns of Farmville, Virginia
In this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, learn about 16-year old Barbara Johns, a high school student who, in 1951, organized a student walk-out to protest inferior educational conditions at Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
The Birth of a NationThis video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, directed by D. W. Griffith, which presents a distorted image of African Americans in the South and created a heightened atmosphere of violence upon its release.
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9-12 |
Video |
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: The ConflictThis video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights W.E.B. Du Bois’ criticism of Booker T. Washington for focusing on the economic advancement of blacks and accepting the injustices of Jim Crow.
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7-12 |
Video |
Charles Hamilton Houston: Laying the Groundwork for Integration In this video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, observe how Charles Hamilton Houston laid the groundwork for the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education as he documented separate and unequal conditions for black and white students in the south. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Charles Hamilton Houston and His Legal Challenge Against Jim Crow
This video fromThe Rise and Fall of Jim Crow profiles Charles Hamilton Houston, the chief council for the NAACP, and his legal challenge against Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
Learn about Charlotte Hawkins Brown, founder of an educational institution for young African Americans, in this video segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.
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9-12 |
Video |
Country Store Journals, ca. 1895Ken Gloss, appraiser of books and manuscripts, examines a group of journals, ledgers and logbooks kept between 1893 and 1895 by the owner of a Walle Township, North Dakota country store, in this video from Antiques Roadshow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
8-12 |
Video |
The Crisis: A Weapon Against Jim Crow Learn about W.E.B. Du Bois’ crusade against American segregation and discrimination in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Diane Nash and the Sit-InsDiane 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. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
Video |
Dutch West India Company (1621)This segment from Dutch New York describes the formation of the Dutch West India Company, which established some of the earliest settlements in North America.
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6-12 |
Video |
Eileen Kelley WalbertEileen 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. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
6-12 |
Video |
Eliza Law Custis Lap Desk, ca. 1795 In this video from Antiques Roadshow, C. Wesley Cowan, a decorative arts appraiser, examines a lady's lap desk given as a gift to Eliza Parke Custis, the granddaughter of Martha Washington, by the Marquis de Lafayette. Accessibility features: Transcript |
8-12 |
Video |
English Ships (1664) This segment from Dutch New York describes how, in 1664, the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam became the English colony of New York. Accessibility features: Transcript |
4-12 |
Video |
Gideon v. WainwrightLearn how the case of Gideon v. Wainwright brought about sweeping change in the American justice system in this video segment from The Supreme Court. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Griswold v. Connecticut The “right to privacy” as a legal issue is the topic of this video segment from The Supreme Court. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |
Having a Strong National GovernmentIn this video from The Supreme Court, partisan politics influences the development of the United States as a young republic.
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9-12 |
Video |
Henry Hudson In this video from Dutch New York, Henry Hudson’s voyage on the Half Moon is fueled by a quest for a trade route to the East. Accessibility features: Transcript |
3-12 |
Video |
Ida B. Wells: A Lifetime of Activism Learn about Ida B. Wells’ life-long fight for African-American civil rights in this segment from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Accessibility features: Transcript |
9-12 |
Video |