Learn about vocalist Marian Anderson and how she became the first African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera. Anderson broke barriers with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK and later contributed to the Civil Rights Movement.
Discover Thomas Jefferson's contributions to the movement for American independence and the impact of his pioneering political career. Learn about his relationships with his wife Martha and slave Sally Hemings.
Explore the life of Rosa Parks and discover how she became a civil rights activist, starting with her work with the NAACP. Learn about her central role in the Montgomery bus boycotts during the Civil Rights Movement and her accomplishments later in life.
Learn about Bobby Kennedy who, like his brother JFK, was groomed for public service. Fighting for civil rights and against organized crime as U.S. attorney general, Kennedy was assassinated right after he won the Democratic presidential nomination.
Bree Newsome discusses the impact that everyday citizens like Lynda Blackmon Lowrey had on the civil rights movement in honor of Black History Month.
Learn about MLK's family life, his role in the Civil Rights Movement, and his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Explore how his leadership won him a Nobel Peace Prize and prompted sweeping civil rights legislation despite his assassination in 1968.
