This archive contains documents and images which chronicle events surrounding this historically significant case up to the present.

The site consists of the Monroe Elementary School, one of the four segregated elementary schools for African-American children in Topeka, and the adjacent grounds.

The Civil Rights Digital Library promotes an enhanced understanding of the Civil Rights Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale.

A collection, currently featuring a selection of our award-winning films from Stanley Nelson (Firelight), documenting pivotal moments in the 20th century civil rights movement— along with articles, digital shorts and original features exploring America’s continued struggle with race, democracy and justice.

This essay provides historical context about African Americans in Congress during the Civil Rights Movement And The Second Reconstruction, 1945—1968.

This site focuses on Washington state residents with ties to the Civil Rights Movement. Includes an interview with Flip Schulke, who photographed James Meredith’s (University of Mississippi’s first African American student) first day at the University of Mississippi, and other interviews with participants in the movement.

The National Archives provides links to selected records pertaining to civil rights.

Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with this special collection of videos and web-exclusive features from trusted public media partners. Each of the features below is a window into a documentary or program about MLK and his legacy on civil rights and equality in the U.S.

FBI documents related to the black Civil Rights movement, from the FBI Vault. Includes sources on Malcolm X, Benjamin Lawson Hooks, Fannie Lou Hammer, James Farmer, Thurgood Marshall, the Mississippi Burning case, white supremacist groups, NAACP, Nation of Islam, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and much more. (Note: Dates in the list of topcis/files indicate when documents were put online, not when the content was originally created.)

The Vault contains documents on the Freedom Riders.

Devoted to "one of the forerunners of the civil rights movement in America," who "did groundbreaking work in Florida [during the 1930s and 40s] in registering African American voters, investigating lynchings and police brutality, and fighting for equal education for blacks and whites." Includes letters from the NAACP organizer, a timeline (1896-1968), teacher's guide, interactive map, comments on Moore's legacy, and investigations of his unsolved murder.

This site includes information about Rosa Parks and the story behind the bus in which she made history.

History Explained includes the history behind prominent civil rights leader, the Civil Rights Movement, and other topics pertaining to Black history.

This site provides links to information about Martin Luther King Jr., as well as a complete transcript of the MLK assassination conspiracy trial.

This site for a radio show includes information about the legacy of the 1963 murder of Mississippi civil-rights leader Medgar Evers. The story notes that "once the leader in the number of lynchings in America, today Mississippi leads in the number of elected black officials." Includes audio of the show, Evers speaking, and the "Ballad of Medgar Evers," sung by the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) Freedom Singers. Also includes links to related material.

In a series of stories, NPR explores the high court's decision and its repercussions.

Since its inception in 2001, the Malcolm X Project at Columbia University has been concerned primarily with gathering and illuminating new research about El Hajj Malik el-Shabazz through two major initiatives: 1) the construction of a robust, web-based, multimedia version of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and 2) the research and development of a biography of Malcolm X written by Dr. Manning Marable, the project’s director.

The Seattle Times presents an excellent collection of essays, sound clips, and photographs, as well as reflections from people who knew the civil-rights leader.

The King Papers Project, initiated by the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, has been developed to host a definitive collection of King's most significant correspondence, sermons, speeches, and unpublished manuscripts.

The site includes information about the killing of Emmett Till that mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.

This exhibition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education judicial case.

The voices of the civil rights movement swelled into a wave of protest that profoundly changed America. This collection of interviews seeks to make this massive movement local and understandable by reducing it into its smallest parts—the people that participated, in small and large ways.

The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development was co-founded in February 1987 by Mrs. Rosa Parks and Ms. Elaine Eason Steele, in honor of Raymond Parks (1903 – 1977). It is the living legacy of two individuals who committed their lives to civil and human rights. The site includes a biography, photo gallery, and timeline.

Covers the first six years of the organization's history, presenting its stand and activities on nonviolence, the Vietnam War, white liberalism, feminism, and Black Power. Also find profiles of prominent members John Lewis, Julian Bond, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses, Ella Baker, and Stokeley Carmichael, and information on events (sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the Freedom Ballot, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the 1963 March on Washington). Includes a timeline and sound files.

The National Archives and Records Administration holds numerous records relating to Jackie Robinson, many of which pertain to his period of civil-rights advocacy. Several belonging to that time have been reproduced on the site for educators teaching courses that involve civil-rights events and issues, character education, and effective citizenship skills.

The project aims to collect, digitize, and present television news footage from the period in streaming video format and to make these valuable materials available to scholars, teachers, and students. The project is currently a research work in progress.

Text and Imagery taken from Harper's Weekly dating from 1857-74 on the subjects of the Civil War, slavery, Reconstruction, and culture and society. Some of the information here relates to the later Civil Rights Movement.

The We Shall Overcome Travel Itinerary tells the powerful story of the centuries-long struggle for African Americans civil rights. While not intended to be an exhaustive exploration of all the sites associated with this history, this travel itinerary shows how the struggle for civil rights spanned all across the country. Some of the places where these seminal events occurred – the churches, schools, homes, and neighborhoods – are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and are included in this itinerary.