Are people born free? Do governments give rights to citizens or do citizens give-up some rights in exchange for good government? These are stories about people seeking and achieving their civil rights.
Not long after the Kent State tragedy, the Supreme Court orders schools to integrate immediately.
The Supreme Court ruling inSwann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education permits busing students to achieve racial integration.
Before the rule of Henry VIII, Ireland is independent of the British, but Protestants want to "colonize" Ireland.
In 1965 millions of black Americans in the south still could not vote.
Sengbe raises money so that 35 of 53 Amistad captives can return to their homeland.
John Quincy Adams, a former American President, argues the Amistad case to the Supreme Court using the Declaration of Independence.
Four male college students from historically black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College challenged segregation in public restaurants.
Slaves who are brought to America to work the southern plantations have little "comfort and happiness."
Slave pens, in Washington, are near America's Capitol Building and the White House in 1841.
President Lincoln in his fight to uphold the Union agrees to ban slave trade and admits that the practice is wrong.
Slaves, who are forced to do hard work in the fields growing cotton and other crops, are often abused.
The Underground Railroad is dangerous; many risk their lives both escaping and helping others escape.
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