Feb. 17, 1942: Huey P. Newton Born
Huey P. Newton was co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
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Theme: Civil Rights Movements
Civil Rights Movements
Feb. 1, 1960: The Greensboro Sit-in Begins
Four African-American North Carolina A&T University students began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s whites-only lunch counter.
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April 23, 1951: 16-Year-Old Barbara Johns Leads a Student Strike
Barbara Johns (16-years-old) led her classmates in a strike to protest the substandard conditions in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
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April 4, 1967: Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers “Beyond Vietnam” Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech in opposition to the Vietnam War, calling for a “revolution of values.”
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Feb. 21, 1965: Malcolm X Assassinated
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) was assassinated, just weeks after speaking in Selma.
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Feb. 26, 1965: Jimmie Lee Jackson Murdered
Jimmie Lee Jackson was beaten and shot by an Alabama state trooper during a peaceful voting rights march on Feb. 18. He died eight days later.
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Feb. 19, 1968: Florida Teachers’ Strike
Teachers and administrators from the Florida Education Association (FEA) walked out in what is reported to be the first statewide teachers’ strike.
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Feb. 20, 1960: Patricia Stephens Due Called for “Jail, No Bail”
Patricia Stephens Due refused to pay bail after being arrested for a sit-in in Florida.
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Feb. 13, 1937: Founding of Southern Negro Youth Congress
The first Southern Negro Youth Conference (SNYC) conference was held in Richmond, Virginia.
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Feb. 12, 1968: Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis
Over 1,100 sanitation workers strike and march for better wages, conditions, and safety with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Jan. 1, 1960: Greenville Airport Protest
South Carolina NAACP held Greenville Airport Protest in support of Jackie Robinson.
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March 23, 1965: Selma to Montgomery March Continues
The Selma to Montgomery marchers traveled into Lowndes County, working with local leaders to organize residents into a new political organization: the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO).
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April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while in Memphis to support the striking sanitation workers.
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The Fog Machine
Book — Fiction. By Susan Follett. 2014. 389 pages.
A young adult novel of historical fiction based on Freedom Summer.
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A young adult novel of historical fiction based on Freedom Summer.
Beaches, Blood, and Ballots: A Black Doctor’s Civil Rights Struggle
Book — Non-fiction. By Gilbert R. Mason. 2007. 227 pages.
Dr. Gilbert R. Mason’s eyewitness account of the fight for racial justice on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi during the civil rights movement.
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Dr. Gilbert R. Mason’s eyewitness account of the fight for racial justice on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi during the civil rights movement.
We Shall Not Be Moved: The Jackson Woolworth Sit-In and the Movement It Inspired
Book — Non-fiction. By M.J. O'Brien. 2014. 340 pages.
An up-close study of the story behind the iconic photographs of the Jackson, Mississippi sit-ins.
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An up-close study of the story behind the iconic photographs of the Jackson, Mississippi sit-ins.
As Fast As Words Could Fly
Book — Fiction. By Pamela M Tuck. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. 2013. 32 pages.
Based on her father’s experience in 1960s North Carolina, Pamela Tuck tells how a family and community challenge racism where they work, shop, and go to school.
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Based on her father’s experience in 1960s North Carolina, Pamela Tuck tells how a family and community challenge racism where they work, shop, and go to school.
Lessons from the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City
Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Miner. 2013. 305 pages.
The history of public education in Milwaukee in the context of the broader story of racism in the rust belt.
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The history of public education in Milwaukee in the context of the broader story of racism in the rust belt.
Daybreak of Freedom: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Stewart Burns 1997. 392 pages.
A documentary history of the Montgomery bus boycott that reverberates with the voices of those closest to the boycott.
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A documentary history of the Montgomery bus boycott that reverberates with the voices of those closest to the boycott.
We’ve Got A Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March
Book — Non-fiction. By Cynthia Levinson. 2012. 176 pages.
Tells the story of the 4,000 Black elementary, middle, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail between May 2 and May 11, 1963.
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Tells the story of the 4,000 Black elementary, middle, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail between May 2 and May 11, 1963.
Revolution
Book — Fiction. By Deborah Wiles 2014. 544 pages.
Historical fiction for young adults set in Greenwood, Mississippi during the 1964 Freedom Summer.
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Historical fiction for young adults set in Greenwood, Mississippi during the 1964 Freedom Summer.
Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
Book — Non-fiction. By Tananarive Due and Patricia Stephens Due. 2003. 416 pages.
An unforgettable story of a mother-daughter journey spanning two generations of Civil Rights struggles.
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An unforgettable story of a mother-daughter journey spanning two generations of Civil Rights struggles.
The Return of Gabriel
Book — Fiction. By John Armistead. 2002. 218 pages.
Confronted with decisions well beyond their years, three friends grapple with eternal issues of shifting loyalties and the nature of heroism
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Confronted with decisions well beyond their years, three friends grapple with eternal issues of shifting loyalties and the nature of heroism
This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement
Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Leslie G. Kelen. 2012. 256 pages.
Presents the Civil Rights Movement through the work of nine activist photographers who lived within the movement and documented its activities by focusing on the student activists and local people who together made it happen.
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Presents the Civil Rights Movement through the work of nine activist photographers who lived within the movement and documented its activities by focusing on the student activists and local people who together made it happen.
Faces of Freedom Summer
Book — Non-fiction. Photographs by Herbert Randall. 2001. 132 pages.
A key collection of photographs for teaching about Freedom Summer in 1964 Mississippi.
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A key collection of photographs for teaching about Freedom Summer in 1964 Mississippi.