In this first hand account, one of Malcolm X's killers admits to the public what he had done, as well as explains why it had to happen. Continue reading
Senator Joseph McCarthy sent a telegram to President Harry S. Truman on February 11, 1950, two days after giving a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia that claimed more than 200 members of the State Department were card-carrying members of the Communist party. In his telegram, McCarthy reiterates that he has … Continue reading
John F. Kennedy's executive order, written on December 14, 1961, on what he believes is the potential and right of women in the United States. Continue reading
Albert Bunji Ikeda, a third-generation Japanese American, recalls why his ancestors came to the United States from Japan and how he experienced racism during the second World War. Continue reading
Actor George Takei recalls what it was like to be taken from his home and forced to live in the Japanese internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Continue reading
Yuri Gargarin, the first person in space, cosmonaut Pavel Popovich, and others discuss the day he was sent into orbit. Continue reading
This is the Executive Order authorized in February of 1942 by President FDR that allowed for Japanese internment camps to be set up all over the West Coast in the name of 'national security.' Continue reading
Actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee describes her reaction to the news of Malcolm X's assassination and explains why she and her husband were not at the Audubon Ballroom when the shooting occurred. Continue reading
A witness of the Malcolm X assassination explains exactly what happened during the shooting at Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. Continue reading
Hear what Harlem residents have to say about the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X, what he meant to them, and who they think is responsible for the shooting. Continue reading
