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  Lena Horne - Stormy Weather (1:11)

Lena Horne - Stormy Weather
Watch a short video about actress Lena Horne and learn how she faced many odds to become a Hollywood legend.
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  Malcolm X - An Outspoken Leader (1:13)

Malcolm X - An Outspoken Leader
Watch a short video about Malcolm X and discover the roots of his dedication to equality.
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  Martin Luther King Jr. - An American Legend (1:11)

Martin Luther King Jr. - An American Legend
Watch a short video about Martin Luther King, Jr. to learn how this advocate for peace and equality inherited his name from his father.
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  Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Pioneer (1:55)

Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Pioneer
At an early age, Rosa Parks faced injustice wherever she went and decided that by taking action she could change the world around her.
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  Adam Clayton Powell Jr. – Statue in Harlem (1:48)

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. – Statue in Harlem
Artist Branly Cadet created the statue of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. that stands on the corner of 125th street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Manhattan.
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  Rosa Parks - Legacy (3:03)

Rosa Parks - Legacy
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and from there sparked a national Civil Rights Movement for racial equality.
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  W.E.B. Du Bois - Mini Biography (3:46)

W.E.B. Du Bois - Mini Biography
In 1895, W.E.B. Du Bois became the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard. He fought for African American rights and cofounded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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  W.E.B. DuBois - Rivalry with Booker T. Washington (2:15)

W.E.B. DuBois - Rivalry with Booker T. Washington
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, discusses the conflict between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington over how to advance the African-American race.
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  W.E.B. DuBois - Civil Rights Pioneer (2:21)

W.E.B. DuBois - Civil Rights Pioneer
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, discusses the life and impact of civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois.
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  Sojourner Truth - Abolitionist and Feminist (1:58)

Sojourner Truth - Abolitionist and Feminist
Sojourner Truth not only was an advocate for the rights of African Americans, but she also stood up for woman's equality.
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  Rain Pryor - Growing Up Richard Pryor's Daughter (1:49)

Rain Pryor - Growing Up Richard Pryor's Daughter
Actress-Director Rain Pryor talks about growing up as comedian Richard Pryor's daughter and the importance of family in his life.
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  Rain Pryor - "Fried Chicken and Latkes" (1:30)

Rain Pryor - "Fried Chicken and Latkes"
Actress-Director Rain Pryor talks about her autobiographical solo show "Fried Chicken and Latkes" about growing up with a Jewish mother and a black father, comedian Richard Pryor.
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  Madam C.J. Walker - Successful Business Woman (1:44)

Madam C.J. Walker - Successful Business Woman
Madam C.J. Walker’s great-great granddaughter and biographer A’lelia Bundles speaks about how Madam Walker became a powerful entrepreneur in a male-dominated business world and her passion for training other women to become successful too.
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  Madam C.J. Walker - Political Activist (1:37)

Madam C.J. Walker - Political Activist
Although Madam C.J. Walker was best known for her successful hair care business, she was also a passionate activist who used her power to raise political consciousness.
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  Madam C.J. Walker - Early Life (2:00)

Madam C.J. Walker - Early Life
Madam C.J. Walker's great-great granddaughter and biographer A'Lelia Bundles speaks about Madam Walker's journey from a bleak childhood to becoming the first female self-made millionaire.
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  Jesse Jackson - 1984 Presidential Campaign (1:39)

Jesse Jackson - 1984 Presidential Campaign
A'lelia Bundles, a former producer for NBC News, talks about covering Jesse Jackson's 1984 campaign and his populist message to voters that they could make a difference.
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  Ida B. Wells - Women's Rights (1:26)

Ida B. Wells - Women's Rights
Ida B. Wells biographer Mia Bay describes Wells as a "natural-born feminist" who inspired other women to become activists, support the suffrage movement and influence change in the country.
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  Ida B. Wells - Pioneering Journalist (1:32)

Ida B. Wells - Pioneering Journalist
Although Ida B. Wells worried she didn't have enough education, she began to write and eventually became the most prominent female black journalist of her time, earning the nickname "Iola, Princess of the Press."
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  Ida B. Wells - Early Life (1:21)

Ida B. Wells - Early Life
Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells was orphaned as a child and became a teacher at the age of 16 to take care of her five brothers and sisters.
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  Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer (1:48)

Ida B. Wells - Civil Rights Pioneer
On May 4, 1884, 71 years before Rosa Parks inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat on a train, fueling her impassioned fight for equal rights.
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  Ida B. Wells - Anti-Lynching Crusader (2:12)

Ida B. Wells - Anti-Lynching Crusader
In 1892, Ida B. Wells' friend Thomas Moss and two other African-American men were lynched in Memphis, a horrific act that inspired Wells to begin her anti-lynching crusade.
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  Harriet Tubman - Union Spy (1:44)

Harriet Tubman - Union Spy
During the Civil War Harriet Tubman volunteered to be a spy for the Union and successfully aided the Union in its effort to win the war.
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  Harriet Tubman - Statue in Harlem (3:04)

Harriet Tubman - Statue in Harlem
Artist Alison Saar created a memorial statue to Harriet Tubman in Harlem to honor all that she did and the many lives she saved.
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  Booker T. Washington - Tuskegee Institute (1:57)

Booker T. Washington - Tuskegee Institute
African-American leader Booker T. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881 to train African-Americans in agriculture and industry and promote the economic progress of his race.
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  Booker T. Washington - First Black Power Broker (2:08)

Booker T. Washington - First Black Power Broker
Born into slavery in 1856, Booker T. Washington was freed after the Civil War and rose up to become one of the foremost African-American leaders of his time.
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  A. Philip Randolph - Civil Rights Pioneer (2:21)

A. Philip Randolph - Civil Rights Pioneer
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, speaks about the pioneering role labor leader and activist A. Philip Randolph played in the American Civil Rights movement.
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  Martin Luther King - The King Years (2:01)

Martin Luther King - The King Years
Author Taylor Branch discusses his book "The King Years" and how Martin Luther King's example still holds strong today. Click "Buy Now" to learn more about the book.
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  Josephine Baker - The Activist Entertainer (1:13)

Josephine Baker - The Activist Entertainer
Josephine Baker fought for racial equality as a performer in the 1920s and '30s. Learn the steps that this dancer took in the fight against discrimination.
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  Stokely Carmichael - Civil Rights Speech (1:14)

Stokely Carmichael - Civil Rights Speech
Watch a speech given by civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael in Greenwood, Mississippi on March 12, 1964 for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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  Barbara Jordan - Keynote Address (2:12)

Barbara Jordan - Keynote Address
Watch a speech by Barbara Charline Jordan, the first African-American Congresswoman.
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  Jesse Jackson - Mini Biography (3:17)

Jesse Jackson - Mini Biography
Jesse Jackson saw the injustice of segregation and worked for Dr. Martin Luther King. Jackson fought for equal rights through his organizations, Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition, and in 1984 and 1988, he ran for President.
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  Alice Walker - Pursuing Civil Rights (1:44)

Alice Walker - Pursuing Civil Rights
While at Spelman College, Alice Walker turned down a scholarship to study abroad in Paris in order to go to Mississippi to pursue civil rights equality.
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  Alice Walker - The Mysterious Wonder of Life (2:16)

Alice Walker - The Mysterious Wonder of Life
Author Alice Walker began writing early in life. When an injury to her left eye afforded her the chance to go to College, Walker began to work towards her goal of becoming a professional writer.
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  Sojourner Truth - Mini Biography (2:28)

Sojourner Truth - Mini Biography
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery and escaped to freedom. Her prominence quickly rose when she advocated for the abolition of slavery and women's rights. She is best known for her speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
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  Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography (3:30)

Booker T. Washington - Mini Biography
In 1881, Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. A political adviser and writer, Washington clashed with intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois.
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  W.E.B. Du Bois - The Niagara Movement (3:44)

W.E.B. Du Bois - The Niagara Movement
W.E.B. Du Bois and other activists started the Niagara Movement to end racial segregation and to lead the charge against Jim Crow laws.
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  Martin Luther King III - On his Father's Legacy (1:26)

Martin Luther King III - On his Father's Legacy
Martin Luther King III remembers his father and how his love transformed America.
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  Tom Brokaw - On MLK's Legacy (1:49)

Tom Brokaw - On MLK's Legacy
Tom Brokaw describes the work of Martin Luther King Jr and his memories of Dr. King's assassination.
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  Bill Clinton - On MLK's Legacy (1:43)

Bill Clinton - On MLK's Legacy
Bill Clinton talks about MLK's influence on America and how his non-violent principles advanced the Civil Rights Movement.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
The life of Thurgood Marshall was one that touched every decade of the 20th century and forever changed the course of equality in the United States of America.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Death of Thurgood Marshall (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Death of Thurgood Marshall
As Thurgood Marshall’s health began to fail him, he still remained a force on the the Supreme Court. At age 83, he retired from the courts and passed away at the age of 85.
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  Thurgood Marshall - On the Supreme Court (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - On the Supreme Court
In 1967 Thurgood Marshall began his tenure as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Solicitor General (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Solicitor General
In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the post of Solicitor General, forging a strong relationship between Marshall and the President.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Appointed to the Supreme Court (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Appointed to the Supreme Court
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Equal Rights Through the Courts (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Equal Rights Through the Courts
After the Brown vs BOE ruling, the Civil Rights movement emerged as a stronger force with Martin Luther King as an emerging Civil Rights leader. Still, Thurgood Marshall believed that courts held the key to equality.
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  Thurgood Marshall - NAACP Legal Defense Fund (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - NAACP Legal Defense Fund
In 1939, Thurgood Marshall was chosen to be the Director of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund. He worked to show the African American community that the law could work for them, not against them.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Little Rock Nine (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Little Rock Nine
As Thurgood Marshall fought for integration, Little Rock Central High School became the center of controversy as nine African American students were barred from entering the school grounds.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Reaction to Brown vs Board of Education (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Reaction to Brown vs Board of Education
After suffering the loss of his wife, Thurgood Marshall returned to the courts and fought for integration of schools at the local level.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Decision (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Decision
After the Brown vs. Board of Education Decision, Thurgood Marshall became one of America’s leading figures for integration. But in light of this victory, Marshall soon faced personal tragedy.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Case (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Case
As chief counsel to the NAACP, Thurgood Marshall argued the case that would define his career and legacy--Brown vs Board of Eduction.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Early Life (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Early Life
Growing up in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall's father exposed him to law at an early age and his mother encouraged his ambitions.
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  Malcolm X - A Declaration of Independence (1:42)

Malcolm X - A Declaration of Independence
Malcolm X speaks to reporters about the Black Nationalist Movement and the need to establish Black Rifle Clubs.
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  Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott (1:08)

Rosa Parks - Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, the African American community rallied behind her and refused to ride the segregated buses even if it meant walking to work.
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  Ruby Bridges - Norman Rockwell Painting at the White House (1:37)

Ruby Bridges - Norman Rockwell Painting at the White House
Ruby Bridges visited President Barack Obama to see Norman Rockwell's painting hanging outside of the Oval Office. The painting depicts her walk to school on the day of school integration in New Orleans. Video courtesy of the White House.
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  Madam CJ Walker - Mini Biography (1:49)

Madam CJ Walker - Mini Biography
From her rough beginnings as an orphan, Madam CJ Walker went on to corner the market as an entrepreneur in black women's hair care and became the first self-made female millionaire.
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  Arthur Ashe - Mini Biography (3:35)

Arthur Ashe - Mini Biography
Arthur Ashe was the first African-American male to win men's single titles at Wimbledon. Off the court, he became an anti-apartheid activist and brought attention to HIV/AIDs before succumbing to the disease in 1993.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Full Episode (46:39)

Thurgood Marshall - Full Episode
Thurgood Marshall, the crusading attorney and civil rights activist who led the fight against school desegregation, became the first African-American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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  Frederick Douglass - Full Episode (46:33)

Frederick Douglass - Full Episode
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and used his talents as a writer and orator to fight for emancipation. Douglass edited an abolitionist newspaper, recruited black regiments during the Civil War, and advised President Lincoln.
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  Maya Angelou - Mini Biography (4:06)

Maya Angelou - Mini Biography
A short biography of author and poet Maya Angelou who wrote the bestselling autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
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  Thurgood Marshall - Mini Biography (2:13)

Thurgood Marshall - Mini Biography
Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He was also one of the most effective Civil Rights crusaders of the 20th Century.
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  Hank Aaron - Mini Biography (5:09)

Hank Aaron - Mini Biography
Hank Aaron is a former major league baseball player who played for 23 seasons who started out in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s.
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  Frederick Douglass - From Slave to Soldier (2:01)

Frederick Douglass - From Slave to Soldier
In 1863, Frederick Douglass enlists as a recruiting officer for an African American regiment in the Civil War. From "Biography: Frederick Douglass."
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  Frederick Douglass - Meet John Brown (2:24)

Frederick Douglass - Meet John Brown
In the 1850s, Frederick Douglass allied with a passionate white Abolitionist named John Brown, who became a powerful symbol to Douglass for the violent overthrow of the slave system.
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  Frederick Douglass - Impassioned Speaker (2:23)

Frederick Douglass - Impassioned Speaker
After testifying firsthand to the brutality of slavery at an American Anti-Slavery Society meeting in Nantucket, Frederick Douglass became an overnight success in the Abolitionist arena of public speaking.
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  Frederick Douglass - A Child No More (2:43)

Frederick Douglass - A Child No More
Frederick Douglass had an enormous ability to capture in words the meaning of what America is about.
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  Frederick Douglass - Path to Freedom (1:29)

Frederick Douglass - Path to Freedom
Young Frederick Douglass would discover his pathway to freedom after he was moved to a plantation where his mistress taught him to read.
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  Martin Luther King - Mini Biography (4:39)

Martin Luther King - Mini Biography
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is widely considered the most influential leader of the American civil rights movement. He fought to overturn Jim Crow segregation laws and eliminate social and economic differences between blacks and whites.
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  Rosa Parks - Mini Biography (4:30)

Rosa Parks - Mini Biography
A short biography of Rosa Parks.
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  Medgar Evers - Mini Biography (4:01)

Medgar Evers - Mini Biography
A short biography of Medgar Evers, a Civil Rights activist who fought for racial integration and worked for the NAACP before being murdered in 1963 at the age of 38.
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  Malcolm X - Mini Biography (4:52)

Malcolm X - Mini Biography
A short biography of Malcolm X, who rejected the Civil Rights Movement's stance on nonviolence and preached black pride through his devotion to the Nation of Islam.
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  Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography (3:26)

Frederick Douglass - Mini Biography
A short biography of Frederick Douglass who escaped from slavery to become the leading voice in the Abolitionist Movement and other social reforms involving inequality.
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