Civil Rights in America: Online Resources

An extensive resource from the National Archives about the Brown v. Board of Education Decision. Provides access to digitized documents from the case, including the judgment and dissenting opinions.

Part of the American Experience series developed by PBS, this site provides extensive information about the civil rights activists who rode interstate buses from May until November 1961 in order to challenge segregation in America. Includes full episode and biographies of individuals involved.

Online access to publications from the USCCR from the University of Maryland Thurgood Marshall Law Library. Searchable by date, subject, and geographic region.

The King Library and Archives in Atlanta is the largest repository of primary source materials on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement in the world

Created by PBS, this website offers information about the end of institutionalized slavery in America and the development of the Jim Crow laws. Includes interactive timelines and maps, as well as tools and activities for teachers.

There are many stories to be told about the Selma to Montgomery March and the Civil Rights Movement. Click on any of the links and read the stories from the people who were there!

Library of Southern Literature, North American Slave Narratives, The Church in the Southern Black Community, and other projects containing more than 300 fulltext electronic books and manuscripts.