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Nashville Sit-Ins
James Lawson on Gaining Courage from the Nashville Sit-Ins

  By Virginia Choi • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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James Lawson, a professor and reverend, describes how rewarding it was for him to be a part of the Nashville sit-ins–a nonviolent campaign to end racially segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960. Lawson recalls how his fellow protestors such as … Continue reading

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Nashville Sit-Ins
Fear Did Not Stop Diane Nash from Leading Nashville Sit-Ins

  By Virginia Choi • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Civil rights strategist Diane Nash was a chairperson and leader of the campaign to end racially segregated lunch counters in downtown Nashville, Tennessee–a campaign now known as the Nashville sit-ins, which lasted from February 13 to May 10, 1960. Nash led a group of young students to sit-in at segregated … Continue reading

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Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson Reflects on Her Influential Tennis Career

  By Megan O'Toole • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this documentary narrated by Maya Angelou, tennis player Althea Gibson reflects on her successful career in the late 1950s and beyond. Gibson describes her experience at Wimbledon in 1957, during which she became the first black woman to win the tennis tournament. She reflects on the anxiety she felt while competing … Continue reading

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Althea Gibson
How Althea Gibson Broke Boundaries for Black Athletes

  By Megan O'Toole • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this segment from “Althea Gibson: A Documentary,” Gibson is praised for becoming the first black woman to win the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Championship and Wimbledon in 1957. Fellow tennis players, such as Dr. Harold Freeman, discuss how Gibson’s triumphs were exceptional because tennis was previously offered exclusively to … Continue reading

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1968 Washington D.C. Riots
D.C. Was a ‘War Zone’ During the 1968 Riots

  By Sarah Dejak • July 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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Wendell Jackson, a Washington, D.C. native and current resident, describes what it was like to be involved in the 1968 D.C. riots that occurred after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Jackson describes participating in the looting of a liquor store across the street from him and recalls what … Continue reading

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Jackie Robinson
The Story of Jackie Robinson

  By Robbie Faselt • June 24, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this mini video biography on Jackie Robinson, historians give an overview of Robinson’ life starting at his childhood and going all the way to his death in 1972. One historian even says “The story of Jackie Robinson put a black man at the center of the story of America … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Barber Recalls Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier

  By Robbie Faselt • June 23, 2014 Uncategorized
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Red Barber, a play-by-play radio commentator for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939 to 1953, is asked about Jackie Robinson, who joined the Dodgers in 1947, making him the first African-American to play Major League Baseball (MLB). Barber remembers being told by Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, that … Continue reading

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Coretta Scott King
[Text] Remembering Selma and Corretta Scott King

  By John Baggett • June 20, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author: Rev. Dr. John F Baggett “Martin has known from the beginning that the movement could cost him his life…” Over the years I have recalled many times these prophetic words spoken to me with serene dignity in private conversation, by Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King. … Continue reading