Explore events from 1954-1968 at the Civil Rights Digital Library

This digital archive provides access to primary source including news film and television archives.

Browse events by year; 1954 features Brown vs. Board of Education and provides a brief description of this historic case as well as links to archival collections and reference resources including the Library of Congress, Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library.

Explore the African American Experience.

Topics covered include the Underground Railroad, the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement drawing from over 300 titles.

Resources include slave narratives, time lines, images and “In their Own Voices” audio clips, such as interviews with former slaves and music files.