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Greensboro Sit-ins
Information about the Greensboro sit-ins, which helped launch the civil rights movement.
Civil Rights Timeline
Timeline of Civil Rights movement. Provides links to various important events.
Britannica Civil Rights
Britannica online encyclopedia articles about the civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Website
Biography and quickfacts about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement from 1955 - 1965.
History Channel - Civil Rights Movement
Provides articles and facts about the Civil Rights Movement.
Freedom Riders
PBS site about the Freedom Riders during the civil rights movement.
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were enacted between 1877 and the mid 1960s. The laws basically stated that blacks were inferior to whites and could be treated differently. This link provides information and pictures about the Jim Crow Laws.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Laws
This PBS site gives information about the Jim Crow laws in America. There are videos, articles, and activities to go along with the information.
Pictures of the Civil Rights Movement
Site that has examples of the signs hung during the Jim Crow era. Also several pictures of the civil rights movement.
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