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Civil
Rights sites
Civil Rights: A Status
Report
A history of the
Black American and the Civil Rights movement
National Civil Rights Museum
A collection of
Civil Rights artifacts including Dr. Martin Luther King's speeches and replicas
of civil rights monuments
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People
The site for the
NAACP, whose mission is to ensure the political, educational, social and
economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The site celebrates
the Civil Rights Movement with archives, exhibits, sculpture, and multimedia
presentations
Historical
sites
Little Rock Central High 40th
Anniversary
A site that
features video and panoramas of the events surrounding the integration of
Central High
Photo Tour
of the Civil Rights Movement
Sampling of images
from the national civil rights movement and events that happened in the Seattle
area.
Black
History sites
African
American Journey
from the editors of
the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. The site presents the story of African
Americans, from slavery to emancipation and the struggle for civil rights
Today in Black History
An online calendar
of historical events, books, and links to the historically black colleges and
universities
African-American
Mosaic
Library of Congress
Resource guide for the study of black history and culture. A resource guide to
the institution's African American collections.
Fact(s) of the Day
New fact everyday
for black history, nature,and science. Plus a new word and a new quote of the
day.
Martin
Luther King Jr. sites
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Directory
Includes secondary
documents and primary documents. Contributers include the Martin Luther King,
Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
in Atlanta
King's Washington Speech
1963
Sound samples from
the "I Have a Dream" speech
Other
resources
Electronic Greetings
Send an MLK Day or
Black History Month greeting
Usenet newsgroup -
alt.culture.african.american.history
A newsgroup devoted
to the discussion of African American history
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alt.culture.african.american.issues
A newsgroup devoted
to the discussion of African American issues
Headlines
The
Woolworth lunch counter, 1960
February 2, 1960
Lunch Counter Gets Seat
in History
January 15, 1995
Woolworth's Museum to
Honor Rosa Parks
January 26, 1995
Greensboro's Civil Rights
Landmark Continues as National Newsmaker
February 1, 1995
Rich Heritage: Black
Pastor Plays Vital Role
February 25, 1995
Spirit of Civil Rights
Crosses Oceans, Time
January 28, 1996
Ambassador Says Sit-ins
Inspired South Africans
February 11, 1996
Jo Spivey / The Face
Behind Woolworth Sit-in Coverage
March 10, 1996
Can Civilities Co-Exist
With Civil Rights Today?
April 14, 1996
The Greensboro
Civil-Rights Struggle Profoundly Shaped Jesse Jackson
July 21, 1996
Sit-in Pioneer Finally
Honored with Gravestone
January 31, 1997
Witness to a Revolution
February 21, 1997
Local Heroes: Greensboro
Four Honored
March 16, 1997
Julian Bond, Rights
Leader, Makes a Visit to Sit-in Site
April 26, 1997