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"Why Sit Here And Die" - Martha W. Stewart
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"What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?" - Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an American abolitionist, writer, and social reformer. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York after having recently escaped slavery. Because of his anti slavery influence, Douglass became the first black man nominated for vice president of the United States. -
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address - Abraham Lincoln
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Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was an American educator, journalist, and early civil rights movement leader. She committed to and dedicated her career to advocating against prejudice and violence, and fought for African American and women equality. Wells is known for documenting the horrors of lynching in the text "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All its Phases". -
"Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" - Ida B. Wells
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W.E.B. Du Bois
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American historian, author, sociologist and most importantly activist. He is known as the most important leader of black protests during the first half of the 20th century. Du Bois is responsibly for being part of the creation of National Association for The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. -
The Zoot Suit Riots And Wartime Los Angeles - Carey McWilliams
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
This boycott was truly born when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus and was promptly arrested in Montgomery. The next day Martin Luther King Jr. started a city wide boycott on the public systems of transportation. African Americans refused to use public transportation and would walk instead during this time. -
The Supreme Court Declares Bus Segregation Unconstitutional
After African Americans boycotted public transportation services the previous year, the local bus company decided to desegregate its buses due to the massive loss in revenue. The city and state insisted that bus services continue to enforce jim crow laws. The federal district court then decided bus segregation was illegal, which was later affirmed by the supreme court. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy had a strong influence and presence in the civil rights movement especially from 1961, until his assassination in 1963. During these short years, Kennedy took important and big steps to advance and further develop civil rights legislation and would express his support for equality. His actions contributed strongly to the cause and ultimately led to the passage of very prominent legislation, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Albany Movement
This movement specifically protested the policies on segregation in Albany, Ga. Many groups were part of this protest, such as the NAACP. Martin Luther King Jr also took big part in this protest, ultimately leading to him getting arrested. -
"A Letter To My Nephew" - James Baldwin
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was Baptist minister and social activist and played a huge role in the American civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. is the most well known civil rights leader of all time, due to his huge amount of influence during his time fighting for equality. He was the driving power behind very important events such as the Montgomery bus boycott and the march on Washington, where he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. -
The March On Washington
The march on Washington is known for being the largest politically led rally for human rights ever in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. said his famous 'I Have a Dream" at this event on the steps of the Lincoln memorial. There is an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 participants to have been at this march. -
Lyndon Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" speech
Days after the "Bloody Sunday" confrontation in Alabama which shocked the entire country, The president at the time Lyndon Johnson addressed the congress and people of the country in a televised speech. In this speech he says "Their cause must be our cause too." referring to activists for civil rights. -
"Between The World and Me" - Ta-Nehisi Coates
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A 'Forgotten History' Of How the U.S Government Segregated America - Richard Rothstein
