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Audrey Hendricks

Audrey Hendricks

In 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.

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3-12

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Barbara Johns of Farmville, Virginia

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. OER Level

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9-12

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Charles Hamilton Houston and His Legal Challenge Against Jim Crow

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. OER Level

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9-12

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Diane Nash and the Sit-Ins

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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6-12

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Eileen Kelley Walbert

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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6-12

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Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon v. Wainwright

Learn how the case of Gideon v. Wainwright brought about sweeping change in the American justice system in this video segment from The Supreme Court. OER Level

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9-12

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Griswold v. Connecticut

The “right to privacy” as a legal issue is the topic of this video segment from The Supreme Court. OER Level

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9-12

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James Farmer and the Freedom Rides

James Farmer and the Freedom Rides

In this video interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, Freedom Ride organizer James Farmer describes the interracial bus rides through the South that tested desegregation and sparked white resistance.

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6-12

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Joe Dickson

Joe Dickson

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

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6-12

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Lola Hendricks

Lola Hendricks

In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Lola Hendricks describes her work behind the scenes to advance the Civil Rights movement.

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6-12

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Miranda v. Arizona

Miranda v. Arizona

In this video from The Supreme Court, learn about the Court's sweeping decision in response to police brutality and terror tactics. OER Level

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9-12

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Miriam McClendon

Miriam McClendon

In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Miriam McClendon recalls her arrest and jailing for participation in the Children's Crusade of 1963.

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3-12

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Rev. Frank Dukes: Selective Buying Campaign

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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6-12

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Robert Moses

Robert Moses

In this video segment, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, activist Robert Moses talks about the Mississippi voting rights campaign.

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9-12

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Rosa Parks

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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3-12

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Sheyann Webb

Sheyann Webb

Sheyann Webb was eight years old in 1965 when she marched for voting rights. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, she recalls the events of the Selma march.

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3-12

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The Truman Administration and The Seeds of Change

The Truman Administration and The Seeds of Change

This video from The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow highlights President Truman’s outrage at the treatment of Black service men following World War II and his pledge of federal support for civil rights. OER Level

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7-12

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Why We Fight

Why We Fight

This video from the series The Supreme Court explains how World War II changed American ideas about democracy and liberty. OER Level

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9-12

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