USA Today

News story about Diane Nash includes photos

NY Times

Link to Alex Haley’s obituary. The obituary discusses the controversy over the legacy of Roots.

Reader's Digest Story: Alex Haley

This is an early story from Alex Haley that appeared in Reader’s Digest.  Note: The story use some language that may be considered offensive today and may not be appropriate for younger students

Civil Rights Digital Library

The Civil Rights Digital Library has a wealth of images and other primary sources related to all aspects of the Civil Rights Movement.

Nashville Digital Library 

The Digital Collection of the Nashville Public Library contains a wealth of Civil Rights sources.  Use “civil rights” as the search term.

University of Memphis 

This website constructed by the University of Memphis contains a wealth of resources on the Tent City movement

Jackson Sun 

The Jackson Sun created a website to document the civil rights movement in Jackson.  It also includes sources on the Tent Cities movement.

Video: Race Riots 

Emory Associate Professor of African American Studies, Carol Anderson, discusses the Columbia Race Riots.

Living Room Candidate

Amazing website with presidential campaign advertisements from 1952 to the present 

 Cesar Chavez Foundation

The website document Chavez life and work