United States [1946-1975]
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Bea Gotthelf, Civil Rights Activist, Recalls the Civil Rights MovementBea Gotthelf, who was active in the civil rights movement in Mississippi, recalls an incident that illustrates how scary the times were. | Video Clip | 07/16/2008 - 10:47 |
Choices in Little RockChoices in Little Rock is a teaching unit that focuses on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 - efforts that resulted in a crisis that historian Taylor Branch once described as "the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:31 |
Choosing to ParticipateThis book examines how Americans have chosen to participate in the democratic process. It is about people who have volunteered their time and resources over the course of history to improve some aspect of their society. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:28 |
Choosing to Participate Study GuideThis study guide is designed to accompany the exhibit and to elaborate its key challenge: to think deeply about what democracy really means, and what it asks of each of us. Choosing to Participate focuses on four stories about the meaning of civic participation and the critical need to promote a just society: 1. | Publication | 02/23/2008 - 19:13 |
Congressman John Lewis Describes Sit-InsCongressman John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement, recalls the purpose of sit-ins: "By sitting in, or sitting down, in the 1960s as students, we were really standing up for the very best in the American tradition. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 10:37 |
Congressman John Lewis on the Civil Rights MovementForty years ago Congressman John Lewis could never have imagined that he could become a member of the House of Representatives. He speaks of the lessons of the civil rights movement: how Americans must come together "to create one house, one family" because "history teaches us we are all in the same boat. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 11:17 |
Congressman John Lewis Remembers Freedom RidesCongressman John Lewis speaks about the Freedom Rides of 1961, when he was part of a group of 7 white people and 6 black people traveling on buses from Washington, DC, to Mississippi as part of an effort to desegregate public transportation in the South. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 10:17 |
Congressman John Lewis Speaks about NonviolenceCongressman John Lewis recalls how he and other young people studied Thoreau, Gandhi, and King to learn about nonviolence and accept it as a way of life. According to Lewis, "the means and the ends are inseparable. | Video Clip | 06/26/2008 - 10:27 |
Emmett Till Lesson 1: Confronting the MurderThis lesson is the first in a series of four complementary activities that accompany the documentary film, The Murder of Emmett Till. They provide a vehicle for discussing this powerful film while also establishing important historical context to better understand its place within American history and for our understanding of the fragility of democracy. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 13:31 |
Emmett Till Lesson 2: Examining the Choices People MadeThis is the second in a series of four complementary lessons that accompany the documentary film The Murder of Emmett Till. It can be used on its own, but works best when used with the other three lessons. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 14:02 |
