Nonfiction Research

Civil Rights Research

The GCPS Media Page
General Resources
Information on several topics related to your project
African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era - Primary documents from this era
African American World - A timeline of African American people in America. The timeline is divided between 1400-1865, 1866-1953, 1954-1971 and 1971-present.
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History - Includes a timeline of events, biographies, and audio resources.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - Virtual tour. Provides primary source information on several of the topics of research.
The King Center - Provides a timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.' s life. Many dates of use are connected with the research topics.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - Stories, events, timelines, maps dealing with Jim Crow issues; click on "Jim Crow Stories" and then "Events" for a list of many topics.

Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad: Bound to the Promise Land - This site provides articles about the Underground Railroad. It also has links to other resources and information.
The Harriet Tubman House - Complete biographical information on Harriet Tubman. This is the official site of her historic home in New York.

Rosa Parks
Heros and Icons - Article about Parks from Time Magazine. Focuses mostly on involvement in boycott.
Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights - Great, brief biography and bus boycott information.

Earnest Green/Little Rock Nine
History Makers - Earnest Green Biography - The site contains biographical information about Green. It also contains photos.
Little Rock Crisis - Story from the New York Times the day after school was integrated; includes picture of the newspaper article as well.
Little Rock Nine Speak About 1957 Integration Struggle - News release from the government lists the participants who desegregated Central High School. Quotes are in the article also.

Brown v. the Board of Education
Brown Foundation - Lots of information about the case including who was involved, a timeline, the ruling, and summary.
Civics Online - Text of the ruling from the court.
Harmon Foundation - Brief biography of Thurgood Marshall
High Court Bans School Segregation - article from the New York Times detailing the court's ruling. Also includes a picture of the actual article that ran.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases - Look under the Resources column for background summary, how the case moved through the courts, biographies, and excerpts from the hearing.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Brown v. Board of Education - link to PBS site with information about the case.

54th Massachusetts Regiment
54th Massachusetts Company B Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Official website of the battle reenactment, includes with history, images, events, people.
The 54th Massachusetts - From eLibrary database; links to articles, websites, etc.

Montgomery Bus Boycott
High Court Rules Bus Segregation Unconstitutional - Article from the New York Times detailing court ruling. Provides background information also.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott - This site gives a detailed history of the boycott, including reactions from opposers of the boycott.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott - Excellent source of information about the boycott and many of the key people usually left out of the story. Also has bibliography for additional resources.