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Stonewall 25 / Stonewall and Beyond -- Lesbian and Gay Culture (1994) -- Exhibition Index

The online edition of a Columbia University Libraries exhibition held from May 25 to September 17, 1994 in conjunction with the international celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

#US History #US History II

·columbia.edu·Mar 21, 2007

Stonewall 25 / Stonewall and Beyond -- Lesbian and Gay Culture (1994) -- Exhibition Index

Hispanic Americans - Themed Resources

Explore the culture, contributions and interactions of Hispanic peoples in North America through rare maps, historical documents from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, local histories, recorded songs, interactive games, and detailed online bibliographies. From the Library of Congress

#US History #US History I #US History II #lesson plans #primary source

·loc.gov·Jun 27, 2010

Hispanic Americans - Themed Resources

Women's History - Themed Resources

Examine print materials, photographs, and webcasts presenting women’s sometimes-overlooked contributions to history; learn about women as diverse as Jane Addams, Dorothea Lange, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Zora Neale Hurston. from Library of Congress

#US History #US History I #US History II #lesson plans #Women's Rights #primary source

·loc.gov·Jun 27, 2010

Women's History - Themed Resources

Martin Luther King Jr. - A True Historical Examination

Site claims to offer information on Martin Luther King though is owned by Stormfront a white supremacist organization. All of the information offered on this site is suspect.

#bogus web sites #Martin Luther King #US History II #African Americans

·martinlutherking.org·May 23, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr. - A True Historical Examination

Martin Luther King - Nobel Lecture

Although the "I have a Dream" speech sucks all of the academic air out of the room, the Nobel speech offers a deeper reflection of Martin Luther King

#Martin Luther King #US History II #us history #primary source

·nobelprize.org·Jan 3, 2012

Martin Luther King - Nobel Lecture

The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys

Comprehensive collection of articles, artifacts and documents from the "Famous Trials" site at the University of Missouri - Kansas City

#US History #US History II #intolerance #African Americans #primary source

·law.umkc.edu·Jul 5, 2010

The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys

Truman Library: Desegregation of the Armed Forces Online Research File

This collection focuses on President Truman's decision to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces. It includes 247 documents totaling 1,187 pages, covering the years 1938-1953. Supporting material includes an Archival Materials Guide and finding aid, Records of the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services (Record Group 220).

#US History #US History II #African Americans #primary source

·trumanlibrary.org·Jul 10, 2010

Truman Library: Desegregation of the Armed Forces Online Research File

Brown v. Board of Education and the ... - Google Books

#US History II #US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement

·books.google.com·Jul 9, 2009

Brown v. Board of Education and the ... - Google Books

Brown v. Board of Education (I),1954

#supreme court cases #US History #US History II #US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement

·oyez.org·Jul 9, 2009

Brown v. Board of Education (I),1954

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. Exhibit from OurDocuments

#supreme court cases #US History #US History II

·ourdocuments.gov·Mar 21, 2007

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

American Experience . Roads to Memphis | PBS

The international man hunt to capture the killed of Martin Luther King. Companion site for American Experience documentary with articles, timeline and links to resources

#US History #US History II

·pbs.org·Jul 5, 2010

American Experience . Roads to Memphis | PBS

Loving v. Virginia

Students may not believe that a man and wife went to jail for getting married in Virginia in 1958. This ordinarily would not be a crime, but Mildred was African-American and RIchard was not. This Supreme Court decision is used as the basis for attacks against laws forbidding same-sex marriages. Comprehensive collection of articles, artifacts and documents from the "Famous Trials" site at the University of Missouri - Kansas City

#US History #James Madison Seminar #supreme court cases #US History II #US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement

·law2.umkc.edu·Jul 3, 2008

Loving v. Virginia

Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan: The two girls in the Little Rock Picture

This article traces the lives of two girls caught in history and preserved through one of the most iconic images of the Civil Right Movement. You'll recognize Hazel Bryan's face the second you see it, and you'll remember Elizabeth Blackwell as well - this excerpt from a book chronicling their lives shows what happened to them afterwards.

#US History II #African Americans #US II Unit 5: Civil Rights Movement

·slate.com·Mar 21, 2012

Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan: The two girls in the Little Rock Picture