Michael Ray narrates a basic overview of the 1967 My Lai Massacre, including the events that led up to the Massacre and those that followed it. The presentation posits ethical questions that events like the Massacre raise.
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This forum discussion focuses on civil rights though the eyes of those on the front lines of the movement. This second session features Marian Wright Edelman, founder and chairman of the Children's Defense Fund and an organizer of Dr. King's Poor People's March; Peter Edelman, aide to Robert F. Kennedy; and Elaine Jones, former President of the NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund. They examine the period between 19631968 and the continuing relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy concerning civil rights and their growing opposition to the Vietnam War. This forum follows the forum "JFK, MLK and RFK, Part One: 19601968."
Author, architect, and Holocaust survivor Benjamin Hirsch talks about his and his siblings' escape from Nazi Germany and their efforts to adapt to life in the American South during the 1940s, in the face of continued antisemitism.
This seminar will explore a controversial era shrouded in myths and memories. Among the topics it will examine are the presidencies of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon; the civil rights movement; the Vietnam War; the New Left; the counterculture; the women's movement; the gay movement; the conservative movement; the international dimension of youth protest; and the legacies of the 1960s. The aim of the seminar is to provide a balanced history of a turbulent time that continues to influence American politics, society, and culture.
Pittsburg State University (PSU) is pleased to offer graduate credit to workshop participants at a tuition fee of $199 per credit hour. Participants can receive three graduate credit hours for the duration of the week.
Katie Couric looks back at the day that the 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed in Birmingham, AL. After the bodies of four girls are found buried in the rubble, the crime becomes a turning point in the struggle for civil rights.
This iCue Mini-Documentary looks at the lesser-known figures of the Civil Rights Movement. Though Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X are the best-known names in the Civil Rights Movement, there were many more largely unknown people vital to the movement.
The Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Board of Education proves to be a watershed moment in the Civil Rights movement. The Court rules that segregation is unconstitutional.
Ernest Green was the first black student to graduate from Central High School in Little Rock, AR. In this NBC News segment, Green looks back at the first days of desegregation and his experiences going to Central High.
In this archival footage, the governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, discusses the issues of desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock. Nine African-American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, were met with protesters when they entered the all-white school.