Civil Rights Study - American History

SIT-INS
Headlines of History
Some photographs followed by transcribed newspaper articles about student sit-ins, mostly in North Carolina. From International Civil Rights Center & Museum 

CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTIONS
The Library of Congress Civil Rights Resource Guide

Civil Rights Digital Library

WGBH American Experience. Freedom Riders

Television News of the Civil Rights Era An archive containing film footage from the nightly news from two local television stations in Virginia. Included are clips of Martin Luther King, segments documenting school desegregation, public meetings, local debates over civil rights matters, and interviews with citizens.
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​JIM CROW LAWS 
Who was Jim Crow?

What was Jim Crow?

TIMELINES
Civil Rights Greensboro: Timeline 

OTHER COURT CASES
Landmark Cases of the Supreme Court 
Search each case at the bottom left under the heading "Cases"

THE SCOTTSBORO TRIAL
The Scottsboro Trials
This site includes an overview, legal documents, transcripts of testimony, pictures, even an editorial cartoon and postcard from the time.