James W. Stewart and Arnetta Streeter Gary discuss their participation in the Children’s March that went from May 2, 1963 until the 5th.
Hear a phone call between President Lyndon B. Johnson and J. Edgar Hoover where they address open investigations, the status of FBI informants, and three civil rights volunteers who disappeared from Mississippi in 1964.
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the man responsible for conceiving and implementing the South African Group Areas Act that led to the apartheid on April 26, 1950, explains why he wants to separate the races.
Two young citizens of South Africa discuss what they think will happen after the first democratic elections held on April 26, 1994.
A voting official remembers watching Nelson Mandela cast his first vote in the democratic election of South Africa on April 26, 1994.
Lee Pfund, a pitcher on the Dodgers when Jackie Robinson joined the team, discusses Robinson’s legacy and sacrifice by joining the Dodgers. Pfund was one of Robinson’s few friends on the team, and often talked about their faith and family on long bus rides to play games. Jackie Robinson was … Continue reading
I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. (Read the full text below.) April 16, 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement … Continue reading
President Lyndon B. Johnson explains the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and speaks about what passing it means to him after signing it on April 11, 1968.
“…But it’s also true that some of the policies, of this Committee have become political issues. And so, naturally, I’ve had a great many messages come to me by wire, phone and letter, urging me not to show up at this hearing.” 7/18/49 “When the House Committee on Un-American Activities … Continue reading
Hear an excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech on the Vietnam War from April 4, 1967. Protests against the war broke out in major cities across America the day after this speech.
