Descendants of African-Americans who began their lives in America as kidnapped slaves were then deprived of civil rights by "Jim Crow" laws. Leaders inspired others to overcome racial prejudice and legal obstacles. These stories highlight the ups and downs of black history.
In this clip of historic footage, compiled by Argenta Images, we see Jackie and Rachel Robinson, Pee Wee Reese and Eddie Stankey.
In this clip from "On Freedom's Wings: Bound for Glory," Luther H.
"Red Tails" is a LucasFilm movie inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen and their days of combat action: Terrence Howard portrays a character based on Lt.
When Robert Kennedy, about to address an Indianapolis crowd including many African-Americans, learned that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinate...
Rosa Parks brought the civil rights movement fuel to grow with her actions.
On the 1st of December, 1955, Rosa Parks was riding on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. When the driver ordered her to give-up her seat for a white perso...
About 600 civil-rights marchersmade their way across Route 80, in Selma, on the 7th of March, 1965.
Selma, a 2014 film, is about the efforts to march between Selma and Montgomery, during March of 1965, which became "Bloody Sunday." Activits attempted...
As Jackie Robinson's popularity grew, so did the public's demand to know more about him. He was a great ballplayer, but what about his person...
Nathaniel Ayers - called "the soloist" in this film - was once an extremely talented student of music.
Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was the first African-American to serve as a U.
This clip - a trailer for "The Help" - provides a preview of the film based on the eponymous book by Kathryn Stockett.
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