WWII veteran, Adolphus Thaddeus Watson, who served in the U.S. Army’s all black 351st artillery unit during the Battle of the Bulge, tells his life story.

Sister Mary Antona Ebo shares a story of segregation.

Sister Mary Antona Ebo shares what it was like to not be able to eat at a local restaurant due to the color of her skin.

Sister Mary Antona Ebo describes not feeling welcome in her home town of Bloomington, IL because of the color of her skin.

William McAllister describes serving in the segregated Armed Forces.

WWII veteran, Adolphus Thaddeus Watson, who served in the U.S. Army’s all black 351st artillery unit during the Battle of the Bulge, tells his life story.

Frankie Muse Freeman wore many hats in her remarkable one hundred and one years including wife, mother, lawyer and civil rights activist. Hear her story in her own words.

Linda Nance, founder of the Annie Malone Historical Society, shares the story of America's first female Black millionaire.

Reverend Earl Nance Jr. shares why the Voting Rights Act was such an important piece of legislation.

Meet Melba Pattillo Beals PhD., member of the Little Rock Nine, and trailblazer for civil rights.

Learn the story of the first 9 African American students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Julian Zelizer, political scientist and author of the "The Fierce Urgency Of Now", shares his insights on the civil rights legacy of the Johnson Administration.

Hear a story of what it was like to attend a segregated church.

Take your study of the Civil Rights Movement to individuals who participated in the struggle as you meet legendary civil rights trailblazer Sister Mary Antona Ebo.

Take your study of the Civil Rights Movement to individuals who participated in the struggle from individuals who experienced segregation first hand while living under Jim Crow Laws.

Historians, lawyers, and voting rights experts explore the reasons for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, what it took to pass the Act, the Act's on-going impacts, and the state of voting rights today.

One hundred years ago Jim Crow laws were commonplace. Today, America’s laws are different, but headlines still remind us of continuing struggles in the movement for equal legal treatment.

Civil rights activists, historians, and blues musicians reflect on the Civil Rights Movement and explore how it affected and was affected by the power of Blues music.

Take your study of the Civil Rights Movement to individuals who participated in the struggle. Meet two individuals whose actions made a difference in civil rights for people in their native St. Loui...

Civil rights activists, historians, and blues musicians reflect on the Civil Rights Movement and explore how it affected and was affected by the power of Blues music.