Women in Labor History
Profile. Zinn Education Project.
Brief bios of two dozen women of note in the labor movement.
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Theme: Organizing
Organizing
Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek
Film. By Leah Mahan. 2013. 60 minutes.
Documentary about the impact of “development” on a historically African American community in Gulfport, Mississippi.
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Documentary about the impact of “development” on a historically African American community in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Trampling Out the Vintage: Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers
Book — Non-fiction. By Frank Bardacke. 2012. 848 pages.
A reappraisal of the political trajectory of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers.
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A reappraisal of the political trajectory of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers.
This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Book — Non-fiction. By Kay Mills. 2007. 390 pages.
First-hand accounts of Fannie Lou Hamer's emergence as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
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First-hand accounts of Fannie Lou Hamer's emergence as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader
Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Michael Edmonds. 2014. 250 pages.
Anthology of first hand accounts and primary documents from the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project.
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Anthology of first hand accounts and primary documents from the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project.
The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Book — Non-fiction. By Teri Kanefield. 2014. 56 pages.
Illustrated book of a teenager who led a student walk out to protest substandard conditions at a Virginia high school in 1951.
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Illustrated book of a teenager who led a student walk out to protest substandard conditions at a Virginia high school in 1951.
Sharecroppers Challenge U.S. Apartheid: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Teaching Activity. By Julian Hipkins III, Deborah Menkart, Sara Evers, and Jenice View.
Role play on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) that introduces students to a vital example of small “d” democracy in action. For grades 7+.
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Role play on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) that introduces students to a vital example of small “d” democracy in action. For grades 7+.
Freedom Summer
Film. Written, produced, and directed by Stanley Nelson. 2014. 120 minutes.
Documentary about 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi.
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Documentary about 1964 Freedom Summer in Mississippi.
Hartman Turnbow
Profile.
Hartman Turnbow (March 20, 1905–August 15, 1988), was Mileston, Miss., farmer and fiery orator known for inspiring people during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Thunder of Freedom: Black Leadership and the Transformation of 1960s Mississippi
Book — Non-fiction. By Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner, with Cheryl Reitan. Foreword by John Dittmer. 2013.
Documents the role of unsung heroes in the voting rights struggle in Holmes County, Mississippi.
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Documents the role of unsung heroes in the voting rights struggle in Holmes County, Mississippi.
The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery
Picture book. By Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. 2013.
Story of John Price's escape to freedom with the help of the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue.
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Story of John Price's escape to freedom with the help of the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue.
Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt
Book — Non-fiction. By Hasan Kwame Jeffries. 2010. 372 pages.
History of the role that activists in Lowndes County played in spurring Black activists nationwide to fight for civil and human rights in new and more radical ways.
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History of the role that activists in Lowndes County played in spurring Black activists nationwide to fight for civil and human rights in new and more radical ways.
On the Road to Voting Rights: Freedom Day in Selma, 1963
Article. By Howard Zinn. Excerpt from Chapter 5 of You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train.
Howard Zinn’s first-hand account of Selma’s Freedom Day in 1963.
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Howard Zinn’s first-hand account of Selma’s Freedom Day in 1963.
April 15, 1960: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Founding
Founding of the youth-led Civil Rights Movement organization, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Boycott
Film. By Clark Johnson. 2001. 120 minutes.
Dramatic account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Dramatic account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot
Film. Produced by Bill Brummel. Learning for Justice. 2015. 40 minutes.
Documentary about the students and teachers of Selma, Alabama who fought for voting rights.
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Documentary about the students and teachers of Selma, Alabama who fought for voting rights.
Stepping into Selma: Voting Rights History and Legacy Today
Teaching Activity. Teaching for Change. 2015. 20 pages.
Introductory lesson on key people and events in the long history of the Selma freedom movement.
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Introductory lesson on key people and events in the long history of the Selma freedom movement.
SNCC Digital Gateway
Digital collection. Historical materials, profiles, timeline, map, and stories on SNCC’s voting rights organizing.
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Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson’s Flight from Slavery
Book — Non-fiction. By Winifred Conkling. 2015. 176 pages.
Young adult biography about Emily Edmonson who was one of 77 who attempted to escape slavery in Washington, D.C.
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Young adult biography about Emily Edmonson who was one of 77 who attempted to escape slavery in Washington, D.C.
The Voting Rights Act: Ten Things You Should Know
Article. By Emilye Crosby and Judy Richardson. 2015.
Key points in the history of the 1965 Voting Rights Act missing from most textbooks.
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Key points in the history of the 1965 Voting Rights Act missing from most textbooks.
Counter Histories
Digital Collection. Produced by John T. Edge and the Southern Foodways Alliance; directed by Kate Medley.
Five short films that document the civil disobedience staged at segregated lunch counters in the 1950s and 60s.
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Five short films that document the civil disobedience staged at segregated lunch counters in the 1950s and 60s.
The Devil Is Here in These Hills
Book — Non-fiction. By James Green. 2015. 448 pages.
History of one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in U.S. history that was waged in West Virginia.
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History of one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in U.S. history that was waged in West Virginia.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
Picture book. By Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by Ekua Holmes. 2015. 45 pages.
Illustrated biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, activist for voting and economic rights from Mississippi.
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Illustrated biography of Fannie Lou Hamer, activist for voting and economic rights from Mississippi.
Nov. 3, 1972: Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan Occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Protesters from the Trail of Broken Treaties Caravan occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) offices in Washington, D.C. for six days.
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The Missouri Tigers and the Hidden History of Black College Football Activists
Article. By Dave Zirin. 2015.
The protest by the University of Missouri football team placed in the context of a long history of activism by college athletes.
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The protest by the University of Missouri football team placed in the context of a long history of activism by college athletes.