J. J. Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina, 1862
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Web Resources
- Say it Plain, Say it Loud - A Century of Great African American SpeechesThis collection highlights speeches by an eclectic mix of black leaders. Contains audio and transcripts.
- Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950-1970This rare footage includes full speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, the governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as original footage of school desegregation, public meetings, local debates over civil rights matters, and interviews with citizens.
- Voices from the Days of SlaveryRecorded interviews from the Library of Congress
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Resources in the Dean B. Ellis Library
African American civil rights : early activism and the Niagara movement by Call Number: E185.5.N53 J66 2011ISBN: 9780313393600
From Civil Rights to Human Rights : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the struggle for economic justice by
Must be on campus or AState staff, student or faculty to access the book.
Call Number: Online BookISBN: 9780812200003
Like a Mighty Stream : the march on Washington, August 28, 1963 by Call Number: F200 .B37 2002ISBN: 0762412925
Lincoln and freedom : slavery, emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment by
Must be on campus or AState staff, student or faculty to access the book.
Call Number: Online BookISBN: 9780809387533
The music has gone out of the movement : civil rights and the Johnson administration, 1965-1968 by Call Number: E185.615 .C3517 2009ISBN: 9780807832806
Ripples of hope : great American civil rights speeches by Call Number: E184.A1 R53 2003ISBN: 0465027520
