New February 2023! Percy Green explains why shopping for clothes was difficult during segregation.

New February 2023! Three legal experts offer their opinions about challenges to the Preclearance Provision.

New February 2023! Percy Green explains his act of civil disobedience during the construction of the Arch.

Learn how the Department of Housing and Urban Development uses "paired testing" to monitor fair housing practices throughout the country.

New December 2022! “The Color of Change” tells the story of baseball segregation through first-hand experiences and the significant contributions African-American players made to the major leagues.

New December 2022! Learn how President Johnson moved quickly to pass fair housing legislation in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination.

New November 2022! Retired Brigadier General and a professor emeritus of history at West Point Ty Seidule lays bare the lie of the Lost Cause and accuses Robert E. Lee of treason.

Author Laila Lalami discusses Border Patrol activities and how these are interpreted and supported by law.

Find resources for National History Day related to America's Civil Rights Movement.

Check out our resources for National History Day 2022-23!

New September 2022! Law professor Rigel Oliveri describes the Supreme Court's point of view in deciding the Shelley v. Kraemer housing rights case dealing with covenant agreements.

New August 2022! Artist Preston Jackson explains his concept and design of a statue commissioned by judges in the 22nd Circuit to honor slaves who used the courts to fight for freedom.

New August 2022! Center for Social Development Director Denise Lieberman explains the importance of the Preclearance Provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

New August 2022! Artist Preston Jackson explains his concept and design of a statue commissioned by judges in the 22nd Circuit to honor slaves who used the courts to fight for freedom.

New July 2022! A distanguished panel of lawyers, historians, and constitutional scholars offer their assessment of the impacts of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the most important implications of the ...

New July 2022! Learn the meaning of "due process" and "equal protection" under the law and how those concepts were applied to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Learn how the Supreme Court decision in this test case validated the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after its passage.

Got a budding historian? Help them learn this summer about the Civil Rights Act signed into law on July 2, 1964.

New June 2022! Percy Green and Bernice Thompson share stories about their lives under segregation.

New June 2022! Bernice Thompson speaks about the everyday segregation she experienced while growing up and its long-term impacts.

New June 2022! Reena Evers-Everette, daughter of Medgar Evers, shares memories of why her father decided to get involved in the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi.

New June 2022!Reena Evers-Everette tells of the strengths of her community in the Delta and its weaknesses.

New May 2022! Reena Evers-Everette tells of the strengths of her community in the Delta and its weaknesses.

New May 2022! Reena Evers-Everette describes the painful work of picking cotton.