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- "For the Good of America... You Cannot Escape Your Responsibility," 1923 - In 1912, the NAACP began a formal campaign to ban lynching. This 1923 broadside informed Americans about the numbers, causes and brutality of lynching. An anti-lynching bill was first introduced in Congress in 1918. A later version -- and others that followed -- failed to pass in the United States Senate. In June 2005, the Senate finally issued a formal apology for never having outlawed lynching.
- 1923
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"For the Good of America... You Cannot Escape Your Responsibility," 1923
In 1912, the NAACP began a formal campaign to ban lynching. This 1923 broadside informed Americans about the numbers, causes and brutality of lynching. An anti-lynching bill was first introduced in Congress in 1918. A later version -- and others that followed -- failed to pass in the United States Senate. In June 2005, the Senate finally issued a formal apology for never having outlawed lynching.
- "Ebony" Magazine, "The Black Revolution," August 1969 - In 1969, Ebony published this special issue to examine the various facets of Black Revolution and Black Power. A number of authors from Bayard Rustin to Huey Newton offered their visions for African Americans continuing to struggle with inequality in America.
- August 01, 1969
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"Ebony" Magazine, "The Black Revolution," August 1969
In 1969, Ebony published this special issue to examine the various facets of Black Revolution and Black Power. A number of authors from Bayard Rustin to Huey Newton offered their visions for African Americans continuing to struggle with inequality in America.
- Record Album, "The Great March to Freedom: Rev. Martin Luther King Speaks," June 23, 1963 - Detroit's 1963 Walk to Freedom--a protest that grew to a national event attracting some 125,000 people--helped move the civil rights struggle to a new focus on the urban North. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presented a prelude to his famous "I Have a Dream" speech here. Berry Gordy, the founder of the Motown Record Corporation, produced this record album documenting the event.
- June 23, 1963
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Record Album, "The Great March to Freedom: Rev. Martin Luther King Speaks," June 23, 1963
Detroit's 1963 Walk to Freedom--a protest that grew to a national event attracting some 125,000 people--helped move the civil rights struggle to a new focus on the urban North. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presented a prelude to his famous "I Have a Dream" speech here. Berry Gordy, the founder of the Motown Record Corporation, produced this record album documenting the event.
- "Student and Youth Organizing" 1977 - The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand their equal rights. This pamphlet from 1977 helped inexperienced high school and college students effectively organize and respond to unfair policies.
- 1977
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"Student and Youth Organizing" 1977
The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand their equal rights. This pamphlet from 1977 helped inexperienced high school and college students effectively organize and respond to unfair policies.
- "Freedom in the Air: A Documentary on Albany, Georgia" Record Cover, 1962 -
- 1961-1962
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"Freedom in the Air: A Documentary on Albany, Georgia" Record Cover, 1962
- N.A.A.C.P. Button, 1948 - A member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was issued this button in 1948. The organization, formed in 1909, emphasized fighting for racial equality through legal actions rather than political protest or economic agitation.
- 1948
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N.A.A.C.P. Button, 1948
A member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was issued this button in 1948. The organization, formed in 1909, emphasized fighting for racial equality through legal actions rather than political protest or economic agitation.
- Freedom in the Air: A Documentary on Albany, Georgia, 1962 - Released in 1962, this album gave voice to local civil rights leaders and demonstrators in their struggle to desegregate Albany, Georgia. African-Americans in Albany had begun to challenge segregation policies in 1961. Though momentum waned when large numbers of marchers and demonstrators were jailed, Albany's African-American community continued to challenge -- and eventually change -- local segregation laws.
- 1961-1962
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Freedom in the Air: A Documentary on Albany, Georgia, 1962
Released in 1962, this album gave voice to local civil rights leaders and demonstrators in their struggle to desegregate Albany, Georgia. African-Americans in Albany had begun to challenge segregation policies in 1961. Though momentum waned when large numbers of marchers and demonstrators were jailed, Albany's African-American community continued to challenge -- and eventually change -- local segregation laws.
- "The House by the Side of the Road," 2011 -
- 2011
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"The House by the Side of the Road," 2011
- Focus: HOPE Button, "Thirty Years Celebrating Diversity," 1998 -
- 1998
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Focus: HOPE Button, "Thirty Years Celebrating Diversity," 1998
- Wine Bottle Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, 2015 -
- 2015
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Wine Bottle Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, 2015