A short 3 minute video highlighting the momentous signing of the 1964 Civil Right Act. It was this act that forced integration of schools across the Jim Crow South.
Malcolm X is not often the focus of people when they discuss the Civil Rights Movement. His voice however was an important one and one that was just as loud during the time of Martin Luther King Jr. In this 10 minute video he explains his mission and the teachings of Islam.
A 5 minute video covering an event honoring the 50th anniversary of the lunch counter sit-ins that took place during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
| Martin Luther King Jr. was one of, if not the, main leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. This 12 minute video of his historic "I Have a Dream" speech given in 1963 sets the tone for the Civil Rights Movement.
This 6 minute video is footage of one of the many speeches Malcolm X gave highlighting the teachiing of Islam. It helps capture the tone and the voice of many African Americans during the times of segregation.
A 4 minute video capturing the end of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
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