#  @voicesofthecivilrightsmovement Voices of the Civil Rights Movement Voices of the Civil Rights Movement posts on YouTube about in the, movement, black, to the the most. They currently have [------] followers and [--] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCDoz3ZyvhpqGhTj4L7V0O3g/interactions)  - [--] Week [-----] +167% - [--] Month [------] +209% - [--] Months [------] +21,276% - [--] Year [------] +1,076% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCDoz3ZyvhpqGhTj4L7V0O3g/posts_active)  ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCDoz3ZyvhpqGhTj4L7V0O3g/followers)  - [--] Week [------] no change - [--] Months [------] +5.40% - [--] Year [------] +11% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCDoz3ZyvhpqGhTj4L7V0O3g/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) [stocks](/list/stocks) [countries](/list/countries) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [nba](/list/nba) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) **Social topic influence** [in the](/topic/in-the), [movement](/topic/movement), [black](/topic/black), [to the](/topic/to-the), [the first](/topic/the-first), [legacy](/topic/legacy), [jr](/topic/jr), [media](/topic/media), [education](/topic/education), [for the](/topic/for-the) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "13th Amendment Ratified On December [--] [----] the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment was announced. A constitutional amendment to forever abolish slavery was originally proposed in December [----]. It passed the Senate on April [--] [----] and the House on January [--] [----]. [--] out of the then total [--] states then needed to ratify the amendment. On December [--] [----] Georgia became the 27th state to approve the ratification. Comcast nbcuniversal voices of the civil rights movement d'army bailey moments in history us constitution reconstruction war [----] south Jim Crow racism segregation separate but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8aeTiQJ5_fE) 2017-12-18T21:33Z 17.5K followers, 40K engagements "Emmett Till Age [--] Abducted and Murdered On August [--] [----] 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted and murdered. A Chicago resident Till traveled to Money Mississippi to visit with relatives. A few days into his visit he went to a story with friends to buy candy and allegedly acted "familiar" with the female storekeeper. A few days later the woman's husband and half-brother abducted Till tortured and murdered him. emmett till [----] aug [--] august comcast nbcuniversal vocrm voices of the civil rights movement beaten murdered tortured mississippi open casket funeral lynching acquitted money ms miss" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SYiI7j6GW68) 2017-08-28T11:59Z 17.5K followers, 427.9K engagements "Honoring the Legacy of the New Orleans Four Diedra Meredith remembers first learning about the school desegregation crisis in New Orleans while in third grade. Ruby Bridges Leona Tate Tessie Prevost and Gail Etienne all first-grade students desegregated two schools in the city. Years later Meredith met with Leona Tate during which Tate shared her intention to purchase the McDonogh [--] Elementary School building that she desegregated on Nov. [--] [----]. That meeting led to the creation of the New Orleans Four Legacy Project. Desegregation of New Orleans schools "with all deliberate speed" was" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1X2gN3KKv4U) 2022-02-22T23:06Z 16.3K followers, [----] engagements "Motown: Touring Musicians and Racial Discrimination Joe Billingslea founder of recording group The Contours shares experiences of racism and discrimination Motown artists faced while touring the South. On performing in segregated theaters the band was told to perform each song twice. He recalls "You sing the first song to the white audience then turn around sing the same song to the black audience." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1oU0TEcEyMc) 2023-06-23T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Stax: Discrimination and Black Artists Deanie Parker former Stax Recording Artist and Retired President of the Soulsville Foundation discusses discrimination faced by black artists on tour.She said "It became very apparent to me that life for even black superstars on the road was a most difficult one there were not living accommodations readily available to them there were no restaurants along the way where they could go in and eat." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BoD9hPHf1bs) 2023-06-30T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Segregation Permitted in Federal Government On April [--] [----] President Woodrow Wilson received Postmaster General Albert Burlesons plan to segregate the Railway Mail Service. Burleson found it intolerable that white and black employees had to work together and share facilities a sentiment shared by others in the administration. President Wilson defended segregation in his administration as in the best interest of blacks" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ih-ooYUIFYQ) 2018-02-08T21:42Z 15.2K followers, [----] engagements "Freedom Summer Murders On August 4th [----] the search for three missing civil rights activists came to a tragic end. Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman were white New Yorkers. They were working with James Chaney a black CORE worker from Mississippi organizing black citizens to vote. Last seen on June [--] the three men had been shot to death. Nineteen men were indicted in the case. An all-white jury found seven of them guilty" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nl5G4Xwv-aw) 2017-08-04T18:34Z 17.1K followers, 78.5K engagements "Melba Moore: A Voice for Equality Award-winning actress and singer Melba Moore has been honored for her work on- and off-stage as a groundbreaking performer and civil and human rights activist. As part of the original cast of the Broadway musical Hair Moore made history in [----] as the first Black actress to step into a role vacated by a white actress when she replaced Diane Keaton. Two decades later when Dorothy Height encouraged Moore to record a contemporary version of Lift Every Voice and Sing she brought together fellow vocalists to record the hymn known as the Black national anthem which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UNKJA0M8S2k) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "James Meredith Enrolls at Univ. of Mississippi On Oct. [--] [----] federal marshals escorted James Meredith to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Earlier that year a U.S. Appeals court ordered the University to admit him. Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett a pro-segregationist personally blocked Merediths first two attempts to enroll. Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor stopped his third attempt. His fourth attempt sparked violent riots" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XvEN8sQ4Bmw) 2017-10-03T12:43Z 16.6K followers, 57.7K engagements "Working With Medgar Evers Mildred Bond Roxborough special assistant at the NAACP met Medgar Evers at the NAACP's annual meeting in [----]. She recalls their civil rights work together in Mississippi for school integration and voter education the dangers associated with this work and the assassination of Medgar Evers and others including Harry Moore" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-9SKRiKD0) 2021-03-15T00:00Z 16.6K followers, [----] engagements "A Movement of the Masses Yvette Miley Senior Vice President and Executive an Editor at MSNBC talks of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement "Dr. Martin Luther King was the face of the Civil Rights Movement but anyone who knows of a movement knows that there are people behind the scenes . a movement requires masses of people to come together to push for a common goal or a common cause." Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dmSB3qjiwWQ) 2023-08-25T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Motown: Color and Music Paul Riser former producer for Motown Records grew up in Detroit. Regarding the culture of Motown he said "Berry Gordy . didn't want songs that would just lean towards a particular culture a particular community he wanted songs that the world would embrace . to this day I don't see music as a color thing . The only thing in music that is black and white are the notes in the page."" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gAlQdqxDYSM) 2021-06-04T18:21Z 17.1K followers, [---] engagements "Broadcast Pioneer Billye Aaron on How She Opened the Door for Black Girls Billye Aaron the first Black woman in the southeastern U.S. to co-host a TV show was initially inspired by a school principal who called her a TV star. She'd go on to co-host WSB-TV's Today in Georgia. In [----] she would marry baseball legend Hank Aaron. She now leads Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation which focuses on inspiring the next generation to pursue their passions and develop their skills" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ntTEv_7wi8g) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine Ernest Green one of the Little Rock Nine shares his personal story of integrating Little Rock Central High School in [----]. He recalls the struggle within the school "That year was kind of like going to war . by the middle of the year the internal politics of the school had really been taken over by the most rabid segregationists."" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oYFEAGuqhC4) 2022-11-02T16:26Z 16.9K followers, [----] engagements "Relf Sisters Sue for Involuntary Sterilization On June 27th [----] a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 14-year old Minnie Lee Relf and her 12-year old sister Mary Alice. The girls were sterilized without their knowledge or consent. Workers at a federally funded family planning agency deceived their illiterate mother into believing that she was consenting to birth control shots. The lawsuit brought attention to the issue and increased regulation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pGYzfHCmfcc) 2017-06-27T12:13Z 17.1K followers, 19.2K engagements "The Assassination of Dr. King: A Firsthand Account The Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles former pastor of Monumental Baptist Church was on the balcony with Martin Luther King Jr. on April [--] [----] and tells of those final moments the aftermath and the meaning that people drew from the tragic event. He recalled finally hearing about the fate of King "We never used the word 'death' . They never said 'he died' . We say 'we lost him we lost him.'"" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1HQtfh5HbYY) 2023-04-13T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 281.7K engagements "The Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of [----] Elmore Nickelberry was one of the striking sanitation workers in Memphis. He believed in the strike and was honored that Dr. King would be joining them. He said "I heard it through some of the people at the union hall said that Dr. King was coming to Memphis . I was glad for him to come. I think everybody was glad for him to come. We thought maybe we'd get some justice that way."" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fm0gnlUHFg0) 2021-04-06T14:46Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Death and Due Process: A Fight for Chicago's Black Panthers While in college James Montgomerys counselor discouraged him from pursuing a career in law. Dismissing her suggestion that he abandon his passion and instead work in physical education Montgomery was emboldened by his detractors. He is recognized today as a prominent Chicago civil rights attorney having represented clients including the Black Panthers in landmark civil rights cases" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WaSFuSkBI2s) 2020-12-11T22:25Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements "The Birmingham Campaign Prior to serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from [----] to [----] Andrew Young worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy. Young reflects on the circumstances that inspired the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences Birmingham Campaign and Dr. Kings iconic Letter from a Birmingham Jail" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uet4dTIVSIo) 2021-01-14T20:45Z 17.2K followers, 41.4K engagements "Choosing a Camp in the Movement Norma Bradley of Houston was struggling with which direction within the Movement was best for her. She and her brother decided to attend the March on Washington. She said "I remember telling my brother 'I hope I can find some peace.'" The March had a lasting effect on Norma "A lot of the rage started dying down and the strategies began to take place. And I'm at peace now." March on Washington March on Washington" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eZ49Gra_zXM) 2024-06-18T15:53Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Different Camps Same Goal Ovide Duncantell Founder and Executive Director of the Black Heritage Society Inc. reflects on the story of the [----] Texas State University riot and being influenced by the different camps of the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Duncantell notes "We had a dilemma during the movement . you had to be with Malcolm or you had to be with Dr. King. I had no difficulty being in both locations. Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ULBpOMe-fAc) 2024-06-18T15:53Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "The Houston Civil Rights Movement: Students Dr. King and Desegregation Rev. William A. Lawson founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston was employed as a Baptist chaplain at Texas Southern University in [----]. He became involved in the Civil Rights Movement after TSU students were arrested for staging sit-ins. He reflects on the student movement in Houston the challenges Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faced in the region and the quiet desegregation of Houstons businesses. Civil Rights Leaders Desegregation Student Movement Civil Rights Leaders Desegregation Student Movement" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UHpPVoZv64I) 2024-06-18T15:52Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "The Robinson Family: Three Generations of Service and Leadership" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v1dWn-4Mjq8) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Broadcast Pioneer Billye Aaron on How She Opened the Door for Black Girls Billye Aaron the first Black woman in the southeastern U.S. to co-host a TV show was initially inspired by a school principal who called her a TV star. She'd go on to co-host WSB-TV's Today in Georgia. In [----] she would marry baseball legend Hank Aaron. She now leads Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation which focuses on inspiring the next generation to pursue their passions and develop their skills" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ntTEv_7wi8g) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Power of Unity: The Atlanta Student Movement As a student at Spelman College in [----] Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks was offered a babysitting job for her pastors son who had recently moved to Atlanta. That son was the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Harris Middlebrooks reflects on her time with the King family which inspired her activism as one of the original members of the Atlanta Student Movement" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mRDRVWy0go0) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "The Freedom Riders: Journey to Desegregation One of the original [--] Freedom Riders Henry Hank Thomas had not initially planned to join the first Freedom Ride. He stepped in to replace his roommate John Moody who was unable to participate. On May [--] [----] [--] days after departing Washington D.C. the bus was firebombed by a white mob outside of Anniston Ala" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kqVd6ZvYYOg) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 15.9K engagements "Combining Movements: Civil Rights and Environment Civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley served as pastor of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta for [--] years. He champions the cause of climate rights equating the environmental justice movement to the Civil Rights Movement" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p_UeON0or4s) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Thurgood Marshall Desegregation and HBCUs In [----] Thurgood Marshall was denied admission to the University of Maryland based on his race. In the following years he sued the school on behalf of other Black students who were denied enrollment. While the [----] Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared school segregation unconstitutional several lesser-known cases paved the way. James M. Douglas Distinguished Professor of Law of Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law discusses earlier cases like Sweatt v. Painter which led to the founding of a historically" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_CbLrfZOi7A) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron: I Had Threats All Day Legendary professional baseball player Hank Aaron played [--] seasons in Major League Baseball breaking the home run record of Babe Ruth. Aaron and his wife Billye Aaron discuss the triumph at the time but also the threats to him and his family. On April [--] [----] Aaron hit his 715th home run with the Milwaukee Braves cementing his place in baseball history" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V1iXdTERCMA) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "From Slavery to Big Business: Carrying Forward Alonzo Herndons Legacy A celebrated civil rights foot soldier and activist Henrietta Antonin began working for the Atlanta Life Insurance Company in [----]. Founded by a formerly enslaved man Alonzo Herndon Atlanta Life began providing support to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. Antonin would rise to become an executive at Atlanta Life" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V-YPdgs0Nvw) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Melba Moore: A Voice for Equality Award-winning actress and singer Melba Moore has been honored for her work on- and off-stage as a groundbreaking performer and civil and human rights activist. As part of the original cast of the Broadway musical Hair Moore made history in [----] as the first Black actress to step into a role vacated by a white actress when she replaced Diane Keaton. Two decades later when Dorothy Height encouraged Moore to record a contemporary version of Lift Every Voice and Sing she brought together fellow vocalists to record the hymn known as the Black national anthem which" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UNKJA0M8S2k) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Impact of an Image: Protesters Threatened With Acid In [----] civil rights activist J.T. Johnson participated in demonstrations in his hometown of Albany Ga. His activism drew him to Florida where he joined the St. Augustine movement and a historic protest to desegregate the Monson Motor Lodge swimming pool. To force the protesters out of the pool hotel owner James Brock poured muriatic acid into the water. A photo of this event featuring Johnson was widely distributed in the media and is credited as a contributing factor to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ExxRrs6FvQw) 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Racism and Resolution Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Co-founder and President Emeritus of the SCLC shares a story of racism from his youth and the resolution that came years later. He said "I was coming out of a place called The Sweet Shop that was run by my father . when this big police officer was about one third in and punched me in the belly with his nightstick and said 'Get back . dont you see a white man coming '" Civil Rights Leaders Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence Religious Leaders Civil Rights Leaders Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence Religious Leaders" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DvAFGTZEYQ4) 2023-08-28T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "A Movement of the Masses Yvette Miley Senior Vice President and Executive an Editor at MSNBC talks of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement "Dr. Martin Luther King was the face of the Civil Rights Movement but anyone who knows of a movement knows that there are people behind the scenes . a movement requires masses of people to come together to push for a common goal or a common cause." Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dmSB3qjiwWQ) 2023-08-25T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Witnessing the Movement on Television Steve Perry discusses growing up in California during the civil rights movement and witnessing key events of the struggle for equality on television. Perry recalls "My first exposure to the worst parts of racism and the worst parts of the genesis if you will of the civil rights movement was watching the dogs and the water on TV . It was particularly scary that this was real." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VfIHHVSL1aM) 2023-08-23T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "The Civil Rights Act of [----] Late U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Michigan discusses the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and events leading up to the Civil Rights Act of [----]. Dingell reflected "The March was a remarkable accomplishment; it created a climate where organized citizens came to the conclusion that this was something we had to do and that citizens were entitled to the right to vote and they were entitled to all the rights of citizenship." Discrimination and Racism Elected Officials March on Washington Discrimination and Racism Elected Officials March on Washington" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bnTRHHlwq4g) 2023-08-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Taking Pride in the Movement Pat Patton a native of Detroit shares her personal story including her recollection of the Detroit Walk to Freedom. Her message to viewers is heartfelt: "I would say to anybody if you have it in your heart to become involved and you want to do something to help other people I would say do it. Do it and do it passionately and believe in what youre doing and its going to be alright." Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=X3UGpA2eHF8) 2023-08-18T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "A Lifetime Career With the NAACP Mildred Bond Roxborough the NAACP's longest standing member and former field secretary took on a temporary assignment for the organizaton in [----] which led to a lifetime career with the organzation. She recalls her experiences including school integration efforts in Hoxie Ark. Education School Integration Education School Integration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DSKr1BlBPg8) 2023-08-16T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "From Sharecropper to the White House Janis Kearney personal diarist to President Bill Clinton grew up in Arkansas the daughter of sharecroppers. She recalls her childhood education and how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired black communities in the rural south. "What I think Martin Luther King and the Dream Team . did was to make blacks in the rural south understand that they didn't have to accept things as they were." Education Impact and Legacy School Integration Education Impact and Legacy School Integration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ADBI3MkWRhI) 2023-08-14T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Covering the March on Washington James Schaller was a college student in [----] working part time in a district office for the ILGWU. He covered the March on Washington for the organization's "Solidarity Newspaper". He recalled the impact of the March "A lot of people paid attention to that when maybe they hadn't paid much attention to the Civil Rights Movement before that." Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YZswkjsUn5Y) 2023-08-11T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "A Tuskegee Airman's Story Dr. Eugene Richardson is one of [---] Tuskegee Airmen distinguished African-American military pilots who served during World War II. An encounter with a white policeman encouraged Richardson to enroll in flight school and ultimately military service. Richardson shares how his steadfast determination shaped his experience as a black military aviator. Impact and Legacy Impact and Legacy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9EqoZtS_SvA) 2023-08-09T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Pioneering Equity in Medicine Dr. Edward S. Cooper is an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and served as the first Black president of the American Heart Association in the 1990s. While Cooper was a trusted physician to many civil rights icons in the 1960s he does not self-identify as an activist. But his work reflects his role as a medical change agent. Cooper is credited with groundbreaking research on stroke remedies and sealing health gaps for African Americans specifically as it relates to stroke treatment and education and partnered with two past U.S." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1dmorBNkDXA) 2023-08-07T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [--] engagements "The Civil Rights Movement and a Mother's Influence Derek Blackmon of Detroit recalls the spirit of freedom and giving back that his mother instilled in her children. When Dr. King came to Cobi Hall to speak Derek was in attendance. He recalls his mother saying of Dr. King that "He knew the danger but he persevered anyway for us. And he didn't even know our names." His mother's words helped to put into context for him the Detroit Walk to Freedom. Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tcwwx__ah9Y) 2023-08-04T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Navigating the Pressures of a Warrior Alvin Attles retired NBA player and iconic coach of the Golden State Warriors grew up in a predominantly Jewish high school in New Jersey. Attles recognized the importance of education through support and encouragement from his high school basketball coach leading him to graduate with a scholarship to North Carolina A&T State University. Motivated by sports legends Muhammad Ali Wilt Chamberlain and Vince Miller Attles navigated the demands of playing for a professional team and ultimately became coach of the Golden State Warriors. Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MptXpvjAxYo) 2023-08-02T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Returning to Mississippi Rev. Edwin King born and raised in Mississippi was arrested for trespassing for the simple act of bringing a black minister to a white-only hotel restaurant in Alabama. He was sentenced to a chain gang. He eventually returned to his home state and became more heavily involved in civil rights activities there. King recalls the death of Medgar Evers Freedom Summer and attempts by segregationists to harm him and civil rights leader Aaron Henry. Religious Leaders Religious Leaders" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dly_eQBbYYc) 2023-07-17T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "The 'Father' of St. Augustine's Civil Rights Movement Considered to be the Father of the Civil Rights movement in St. Augustine Florida Dr. Robert Hayling discusses the fight for civil rights there and the violence that ensued including high-powered rifle shots into his home killing his dog. He recalls "My wife would have with been killed with the high-powered rifles 'cause those bullets went through several walls in the house especially drywall." Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a35fboCWWIM) 2023-07-14T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "A Civil Rights Protester Elaine Lee Turner speaks about her family's activism during the Civil Rights Movement in Memphis TN. She estimated that she may have been involved in over [---] protests. She stated "We just participated in everything that was going on throughout that time whatever protest was on the horizon whatever the targets were." Demonstrations and Protests Desegregation Student Movement Demonstrations and Protests Desegregation Student Movement" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-W9LSQwjByw) 2023-07-12T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Florida College Students Protest Segregation Civil Rights Protester J. Walter Hale attended Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College in St. Augustine. He discusses violent confrontations experienced while protesting. He recalls "We start with King down the street and all of a sudden it seemed like horses just materialized out of the concrete. Klansmen the sheriff's department. And they started beating us like we were cattle." Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xLYmNQstnoM) 2023-07-10T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Stax: Discrimination and Black Artists Deanie Parker former Stax Recording Artist and Retired President of the Soulsville Foundation discusses discrimination faced by black artists on tour.She said "It became very apparent to me that life for even black superstars on the road was a most difficult one there were not living accommodations readily available to them there were no restaurants along the way where they could go in and eat." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BoD9hPHf1bs) 2023-06-30T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Motown: Racism in Radio Clay McMurray former producer for Motown Records talks about racism in the radio industry. He recalls trying to get Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved A Man" played on a particular radio station. "The program director at the time told me 'That record will never get programmed on this station.'" McMurray eventually persuaded him to play the record overnight and the record became a huge hit. Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kU-duCnDAwo) 2023-06-29T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Stax: The Importance of Black Radio Al Bell the former co-owner of Stax Records in Memphis discusses his early days in radio the importance of black radio stations during the Civil Rights Era and his relationship with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus. He said "I knew from the very beginning of my involvement the importance of radio in the lives of people period. And black radio certainly in the lives of black people." Desegregation Entertainment and Sports Media and News Desegregation Entertainment and Sports Media and News" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zXuHYf0ZtaM) 2023-06-28T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Motown: Discrimination in the Music Industry Miller London former executive for Motown Records talks about discrimination in the music industry. He said "We couldn't put our artists on the cover of the albums. And that was because the songs were great songs were on pop radio but there was so many people that loved the music bought the music and didn't know that they were buying music that was recorded by Black artists." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hbPG6KP5Ass) 2023-06-27T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Stax: Discrimination While On Tour Floyd Newman saxophonist session musician and bandleader with Stax Records and part of the famed Memphis Horns discusses his life in the music industry life on the road and the discrimination he faced while on tour with BB King. He said "Quite often we had to stay at peoples homes because there was no hotel that would accept colored people -- that was our name at that time. Colored people." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cKjG5KWrfY4) 2023-06-26T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Motown: Touring Musicians and Racial Discrimination Joe Billingslea founder of recording group The Contours shares experiences of racism and discrimination Motown artists faced while touring the South. On performing in segregated theaters the band was told to perform each song twice. He recalls "You sing the first song to the white audience then turn around sing the same song to the black audience." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1oU0TEcEyMc) 2023-06-23T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Integrating a Major U.S. Orchestra Charles Burrell one of the first African Americans to play for a major symphony in the U.S. recalls his life and career in music. While on tour with the symphony he said "We stopped in a place in Kansas the whole orchestra . registered at the hotel. And when I got up to the counter the clerk says 'Well he can't stay here. We'll put him in the kitchen with the help.'" For more on integration and classical music see "Negroes Don't Play Classical Music" the first-hand account of Burrell's cousin Purnell Steen. Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wkqSnvkv_G8) 2023-06-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [--] engagements "Negroes Dont Perform Classical Music Purnell Steen of Denver Colorado became a professional musician despite education obstacles. He recalled "I approached the Dean of the College of Music. He said 'Negroes don't perform classical music.' I said 'Well my cousin Charles did." He swiveled his head around and said 'We let him in and there'll never be another.'" For more on classical music and integration see Integrating A Major U.S. Symphony the first-hand account of Steen's cousin Charles Burrell. Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JbF9MmzFusM) 2023-06-19T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Motown: The Message of Peace in Music Pat Cosby wife of Hank Cosby of the Funk Brothers and former employee for Motown Records discusses Motown music and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She said If you listen to a lot of Dr. Kings speeches . there was always a comparison of music with the peace effort . He referred to the black as the bass the white as the treble and our lives as the keyboard. Desegregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Desegregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0TseOGGm3Xk) 2023-06-16T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Juneteenth and the Origins of Emancipation Park On June [--] [----] Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. [--] informing the population in Texas that all enslaved people are now free. Seven years later the Rev. Jack Yates along with other formerly enslaved people raised funds to purchase a plot of land where Freedom Day now called Juneteenth could be celebrated in Houston. Yates great-granddaughter Jacqueline Whiting Bostic shares the story of Rev. Yates and the creation of Emancipation Park where Juneteenth celebrations continue more than [---] years later" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4eJMWaKk0Qg) 2023-06-15T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Equality vs. Integration Glenn Ellis grew up in segregated Birmingham Ala. He recalls a happy childhood despite the culture of discrimination and inequality. Ellis tells of a social experiment where he along with several classmates were allowed to attend a movie at the Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham. Through his recollection Ellis reflects on the concepts of "separate but equal" and integration. Children and Teens Children and Teens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PuYEIw6C6H4) 2023-06-14T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Stax: James Alexander of the Bar-Kays James Alexander bass guitarist for the Bar-Kays (Stax Record Label Memphis) on the plane crash that killed his band mates and Otis Redding and Dr. King's assassination. "On April the 4th [----] we just happened to be in the studio recording. We couldn't leave the studio and go home because all out on Macklemore they had National Guard there were a lot of riots and a lot of unrest in the city." See more of the story of in this edition of Moments in Civil Rights History: The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. See more stories about the assassination" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9lYQVb3mZBE) 2023-06-12T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Influencing the Movement for LGBTQ Rights Mark Segal gay rights pioneer discusses how the civil rights movement impacted the fight for LGBT rights. He stated "Martin Luther King . embodies the charisma that got the majority of Americans actively interested in what civil rights really was about. We had one difference between the African-American plight and our own. We were an invisible group of people . People didn't know who LGBT people were." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQCN4EX8BbY) 2023-06-09T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Growing Up in a Divided Community Logan Hampton formerly of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock grew up in Parkin Ark. where tracks divided the white and black parts of town. He recalls "I can remember sleeping on the floor a few times during my childhood in the hallway . because there would be these race disturbances and there would be these concerns that persons would be . throwing things Molotov cocktails." Segregation Segregation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nx_d8R2TS0o) 2023-05-22T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "The Intensity of the Children's March Glenn Ellis was born and raised in Birmingham Ala. and recalls an early fascination with media coverage of the citys Childrens March. Although he was captivated by shots of children and teens clapping hands and marching his mother forbade him from attending. It was not until Ellis grew older that he understood the dangers faced by the young protestors. Children and Teens Children and Teens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JlNkjPzR5do) 2023-05-12T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "The Roses of Birmingham Thomas Gardner's dedication to memorializing civil rights icons through poetry has earned him the title "Birmingham civil rights poet." On Sept. [--] [----] Gardner was blocks away from the 16th Street Baptist Church when an explosion claimed the lives of four young girls attending Sunday School. Hours later Gardner was devastated to learn the identities of the victims. In a poetic tribute to his friends and classmates lost in the bombing Gardner reflects: It seared the consciousness of a nation. It touched the marrow in our bones. But it stiffened our spines to face down" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jx3LW7p6xsY) 2023-04-27T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "The Fifth Little Girl On Sept. [--] [----] four young girls lost their lives when a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Ala. But there was a fifth little girl who survived the Sunday School blast Sarah Collins Rudolph. Only [--] at the time of the bombing Collins Rudolph is the lone survivor of the Ku Klux Klan attack that killed her sister Addie Mae and three other girls. Children and Teens Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence Children and Teens Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtqU1kLLl3c) 2023-04-24T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 33.3K engagements "The Movement: Before and After the March on Washington Juan Williams speaks about the origins of the Civil Rights Movement in America including the impact of A. Philip Randolph Martin Luther King Jr. and the Kennedy Administration. He states Stop and look at the difference that that march made in terms of the perception of the Civil Rights Movement nationally the power it had in terms of gaining support for the [----] Civil Rights Act. Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eIOxkWwka6E) 2023-04-20T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Protecting March Leaders Civil Rights Activist Shed Dawson discusses the protests in St. Augustine FL "If Dr. King was marching or Andrew Young was marching we'd all get up front and we'd be in that second row and so if anything should happen and they got attacked they would fall down in the fetus position and then we would jump on top . to build like a pyramid around them to protect them from being hit." Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Student Movement Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Student Movement" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NHJGR48rvpM) 2023-04-17T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "The Assassination of Dr. King: A Firsthand Account The Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles former pastor of Monumental Baptist Church was on the balcony with Martin Luther King Jr. on April [--] [----] and tells of those final moments the aftermath and the meaning that people drew from the tragic event. He recalled finally hearing about the fate of King "We never used the word 'death' . They never said 'he died' . We say 'we lost him we lost him.'"" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1HQtfh5HbYY) 2023-04-13T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 281.7K engagements "The Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 4th [----] an assassin took the life but not the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. King the most prominent civil rights leader of the 20th century had traveled to Memphis to support [----] striking black sanitation workers with a peaceful march. While standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel Dr. King was struck by a single bullet fired from a rooming house across the street. See more stories about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in the following first-hand accounts: The Assassination of Dr. King: A First Hand" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6CXTo7IfKIY) 2023-04-06T20:15Z 17.5K followers, 23.9K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"13th Amendment Ratified On December [--] [----] the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment was announced. A constitutional amendment to forever abolish slavery was originally proposed in December [----]. It passed the Senate on April [--] [----] and the House on January [--] [----]. [--] out of the then total [--] states then needed to ratify the amendment. On December [--] [----] Georgia became the 27th state to approve the ratification. Comcast nbcuniversal voices of the civil rights movement d'army bailey moments in history us constitution reconstruction war [----] south Jim Crow racism segregation separate but"
YouTube Link 2017-12-18T21:33Z 17.5K followers, 40K engagements
"Emmett Till Age [--] Abducted and Murdered On August [--] [----] 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted and murdered. A Chicago resident Till traveled to Money Mississippi to visit with relatives. A few days into his visit he went to a story with friends to buy candy and allegedly acted "familiar" with the female storekeeper. A few days later the woman's husband and half-brother abducted Till tortured and murdered him. emmett till [----] aug [--] august comcast nbcuniversal vocrm voices of the civil rights movement beaten murdered tortured mississippi open casket funeral lynching acquitted money ms miss"
YouTube Link 2017-08-28T11:59Z 17.5K followers, 427.9K engagements
"Honoring the Legacy of the New Orleans Four Diedra Meredith remembers first learning about the school desegregation crisis in New Orleans while in third grade. Ruby Bridges Leona Tate Tessie Prevost and Gail Etienne all first-grade students desegregated two schools in the city. Years later Meredith met with Leona Tate during which Tate shared her intention to purchase the McDonogh [--] Elementary School building that she desegregated on Nov. [--] [----]. That meeting led to the creation of the New Orleans Four Legacy Project. Desegregation of New Orleans schools "with all deliberate speed" was"
YouTube Link 2022-02-22T23:06Z 16.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Motown: Touring Musicians and Racial Discrimination Joe Billingslea founder of recording group The Contours shares experiences of racism and discrimination Motown artists faced while touring the South. On performing in segregated theaters the band was told to perform each song twice. He recalls "You sing the first song to the white audience then turn around sing the same song to the black audience." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Stax: Discrimination and Black Artists Deanie Parker former Stax Recording Artist and Retired President of the Soulsville Foundation discusses discrimination faced by black artists on tour.She said "It became very apparent to me that life for even black superstars on the road was a most difficult one there were not living accommodations readily available to them there were no restaurants along the way where they could go in and eat." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-30T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Segregation Permitted in Federal Government On April [--] [----] President Woodrow Wilson received Postmaster General Albert Burlesons plan to segregate the Railway Mail Service. Burleson found it intolerable that white and black employees had to work together and share facilities a sentiment shared by others in the administration. President Wilson defended segregation in his administration as in the best interest of blacks"
YouTube Link 2018-02-08T21:42Z 15.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Freedom Summer Murders On August 4th [----] the search for three missing civil rights activists came to a tragic end. Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman were white New Yorkers. They were working with James Chaney a black CORE worker from Mississippi organizing black citizens to vote. Last seen on June [--] the three men had been shot to death. Nineteen men were indicted in the case. An all-white jury found seven of them guilty"
YouTube Link 2017-08-04T18:34Z 17.1K followers, 78.5K engagements
"Melba Moore: A Voice for Equality Award-winning actress and singer Melba Moore has been honored for her work on- and off-stage as a groundbreaking performer and civil and human rights activist. As part of the original cast of the Broadway musical Hair Moore made history in [----] as the first Black actress to step into a role vacated by a white actress when she replaced Diane Keaton. Two decades later when Dorothy Height encouraged Moore to record a contemporary version of Lift Every Voice and Sing she brought together fellow vocalists to record the hymn known as the Black national anthem which"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"James Meredith Enrolls at Univ. of Mississippi On Oct. [--] [----] federal marshals escorted James Meredith to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Earlier that year a U.S. Appeals court ordered the University to admit him. Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett a pro-segregationist personally blocked Merediths first two attempts to enroll. Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor stopped his third attempt. His fourth attempt sparked violent riots"
YouTube Link 2017-10-03T12:43Z 16.6K followers, 57.7K engagements
"Working With Medgar Evers Mildred Bond Roxborough special assistant at the NAACP met Medgar Evers at the NAACP's annual meeting in [----]. She recalls their civil rights work together in Mississippi for school integration and voter education the dangers associated with this work and the assassination of Medgar Evers and others including Harry Moore"
YouTube Link 2021-03-15T00:00Z 16.6K followers, [----] engagements
"A Movement of the Masses Yvette Miley Senior Vice President and Executive an Editor at MSNBC talks of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement "Dr. Martin Luther King was the face of the Civil Rights Movement but anyone who knows of a movement knows that there are people behind the scenes . a movement requires masses of people to come together to push for a common goal or a common cause." Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News"
YouTube Link 2023-08-25T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Motown: Color and Music Paul Riser former producer for Motown Records grew up in Detroit. Regarding the culture of Motown he said "Berry Gordy . didn't want songs that would just lean towards a particular culture a particular community he wanted songs that the world would embrace . to this day I don't see music as a color thing . The only thing in music that is black and white are the notes in the page.""
YouTube Link 2021-06-04T18:21Z 17.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Broadcast Pioneer Billye Aaron on How She Opened the Door for Black Girls Billye Aaron the first Black woman in the southeastern U.S. to co-host a TV show was initially inspired by a school principal who called her a TV star. She'd go on to co-host WSB-TV's Today in Georgia. In [----] she would marry baseball legend Hank Aaron. She now leads Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation which focuses on inspiring the next generation to pursue their passions and develop their skills"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Ernest Green of the Little Rock Nine Ernest Green one of the Little Rock Nine shares his personal story of integrating Little Rock Central High School in [----]. He recalls the struggle within the school "That year was kind of like going to war . by the middle of the year the internal politics of the school had really been taken over by the most rabid segregationists.""
YouTube Link 2022-11-02T16:26Z 16.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Relf Sisters Sue for Involuntary Sterilization On June 27th [----] a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 14-year old Minnie Lee Relf and her 12-year old sister Mary Alice. The girls were sterilized without their knowledge or consent. Workers at a federally funded family planning agency deceived their illiterate mother into believing that she was consenting to birth control shots. The lawsuit brought attention to the issue and increased regulation"
YouTube Link 2017-06-27T12:13Z 17.1K followers, 19.2K engagements
"The Assassination of Dr. King: A Firsthand Account The Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles former pastor of Monumental Baptist Church was on the balcony with Martin Luther King Jr. on April [--] [----] and tells of those final moments the aftermath and the meaning that people drew from the tragic event. He recalled finally hearing about the fate of King "We never used the word 'death' . They never said 'he died' . We say 'we lost him we lost him.'""
YouTube Link 2023-04-13T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 281.7K engagements
"The Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of [----] Elmore Nickelberry was one of the striking sanitation workers in Memphis. He believed in the strike and was honored that Dr. King would be joining them. He said "I heard it through some of the people at the union hall said that Dr. King was coming to Memphis . I was glad for him to come. I think everybody was glad for him to come. We thought maybe we'd get some justice that way.""
YouTube Link 2021-04-06T14:46Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Death and Due Process: A Fight for Chicago's Black Panthers While in college James Montgomerys counselor discouraged him from pursuing a career in law. Dismissing her suggestion that he abandon his passion and instead work in physical education Montgomery was emboldened by his detractors. He is recognized today as a prominent Chicago civil rights attorney having represented clients including the Black Panthers in landmark civil rights cases"
YouTube Link 2020-12-11T22:25Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements
"The Birmingham Campaign Prior to serving as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from [----] to [----] Andrew Young worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy. Young reflects on the circumstances that inspired the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences Birmingham Campaign and Dr. Kings iconic Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
YouTube Link 2021-01-14T20:45Z 17.2K followers, 41.4K engagements
"Choosing a Camp in the Movement Norma Bradley of Houston was struggling with which direction within the Movement was best for her. She and her brother decided to attend the March on Washington. She said "I remember telling my brother 'I hope I can find some peace.'" The March had a lasting effect on Norma "A lot of the rage started dying down and the strategies began to take place. And I'm at peace now." March on Washington March on Washington"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T15:53Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Different Camps Same Goal Ovide Duncantell Founder and Executive Director of the Black Heritage Society Inc. reflects on the story of the [----] Texas State University riot and being influenced by the different camps of the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Duncantell notes "We had a dilemma during the movement . you had to be with Malcolm or you had to be with Dr. King. I had no difficulty being in both locations. Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T15:53Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The Houston Civil Rights Movement: Students Dr. King and Desegregation Rev. William A. Lawson founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston was employed as a Baptist chaplain at Texas Southern University in [----]. He became involved in the Civil Rights Movement after TSU students were arrested for staging sit-ins. He reflects on the student movement in Houston the challenges Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faced in the region and the quiet desegregation of Houstons businesses. Civil Rights Leaders Desegregation Student Movement Civil Rights Leaders Desegregation Student Movement"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T15:52Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Robinson Family: Three Generations of Service and Leadership"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Broadcast Pioneer Billye Aaron on How She Opened the Door for Black Girls Billye Aaron the first Black woman in the southeastern U.S. to co-host a TV show was initially inspired by a school principal who called her a TV star. She'd go on to co-host WSB-TV's Today in Georgia. In [----] she would marry baseball legend Hank Aaron. She now leads Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation which focuses on inspiring the next generation to pursue their passions and develop their skills"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Power of Unity: The Atlanta Student Movement As a student at Spelman College in [----] Gwendolyn Harris Middlebrooks was offered a babysitting job for her pastors son who had recently moved to Atlanta. That son was the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Harris Middlebrooks reflects on her time with the King family which inspired her activism as one of the original members of the Atlanta Student Movement"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Freedom Riders: Journey to Desegregation One of the original [--] Freedom Riders Henry Hank Thomas had not initially planned to join the first Freedom Ride. He stepped in to replace his roommate John Moody who was unable to participate. On May [--] [----] [--] days after departing Washington D.C. the bus was firebombed by a white mob outside of Anniston Ala"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 15.9K engagements
"Combining Movements: Civil Rights and Environment Civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley served as pastor of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta for [--] years. He champions the cause of climate rights equating the environmental justice movement to the Civil Rights Movement"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Thurgood Marshall Desegregation and HBCUs In [----] Thurgood Marshall was denied admission to the University of Maryland based on his race. In the following years he sued the school on behalf of other Black students who were denied enrollment. While the [----] Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared school segregation unconstitutional several lesser-known cases paved the way. James M. Douglas Distinguished Professor of Law of Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law discusses earlier cases like Sweatt v. Painter which led to the founding of a historically"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron: I Had Threats All Day Legendary professional baseball player Hank Aaron played [--] seasons in Major League Baseball breaking the home run record of Babe Ruth. Aaron and his wife Billye Aaron discuss the triumph at the time but also the threats to him and his family. On April [--] [----] Aaron hit his 715th home run with the Milwaukee Braves cementing his place in baseball history"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"From Slavery to Big Business: Carrying Forward Alonzo Herndons Legacy A celebrated civil rights foot soldier and activist Henrietta Antonin began working for the Atlanta Life Insurance Company in [----]. Founded by a formerly enslaved man Alonzo Herndon Atlanta Life began providing support to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. Antonin would rise to become an executive at Atlanta Life"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Melba Moore: A Voice for Equality Award-winning actress and singer Melba Moore has been honored for her work on- and off-stage as a groundbreaking performer and civil and human rights activist. As part of the original cast of the Broadway musical Hair Moore made history in [----] as the first Black actress to step into a role vacated by a white actress when she replaced Diane Keaton. Two decades later when Dorothy Height encouraged Moore to record a contemporary version of Lift Every Voice and Sing she brought together fellow vocalists to record the hymn known as the Black national anthem which"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Impact of an Image: Protesters Threatened With Acid In [----] civil rights activist J.T. Johnson participated in demonstrations in his hometown of Albany Ga. His activism drew him to Florida where he joined the St. Augustine movement and a historic protest to desegregate the Monson Motor Lodge swimming pool. To force the protesters out of the pool hotel owner James Brock poured muriatic acid into the water. A photo of this event featuring Johnson was widely distributed in the media and is credited as a contributing factor to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"
YouTube Link 2023-09-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Racism and Resolution Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Co-founder and President Emeritus of the SCLC shares a story of racism from his youth and the resolution that came years later. He said "I was coming out of a place called The Sweet Shop that was run by my father . when this big police officer was about one third in and punched me in the belly with his nightstick and said 'Get back . dont you see a white man coming '" Civil Rights Leaders Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence Religious Leaders Civil Rights Leaders Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence Religious Leaders"
YouTube Link 2023-08-28T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"A Movement of the Masses Yvette Miley Senior Vice President and Executive an Editor at MSNBC talks of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement "Dr. Martin Luther King was the face of the Civil Rights Movement but anyone who knows of a movement knows that there are people behind the scenes . a movement requires masses of people to come together to push for a common goal or a common cause." Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Media and News"
YouTube Link 2023-08-25T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Witnessing the Movement on Television Steve Perry discusses growing up in California during the civil rights movement and witnessing key events of the struggle for equality on television. Perry recalls "My first exposure to the worst parts of racism and the worst parts of the genesis if you will of the civil rights movement was watching the dogs and the water on TV . It was particularly scary that this was real." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy"
YouTube Link 2023-08-23T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The Civil Rights Act of [----] Late U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Michigan discusses the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and events leading up to the Civil Rights Act of [----]. Dingell reflected "The March was a remarkable accomplishment; it created a climate where organized citizens came to the conclusion that this was something we had to do and that citizens were entitled to the right to vote and they were entitled to all the rights of citizenship." Discrimination and Racism Elected Officials March on Washington Discrimination and Racism Elected Officials March on Washington"
YouTube Link 2023-08-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Taking Pride in the Movement Pat Patton a native of Detroit shares her personal story including her recollection of the Detroit Walk to Freedom. Her message to viewers is heartfelt: "I would say to anybody if you have it in your heart to become involved and you want to do something to help other people I would say do it. Do it and do it passionately and believe in what youre doing and its going to be alright." Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy"
YouTube Link 2023-08-18T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"A Lifetime Career With the NAACP Mildred Bond Roxborough the NAACP's longest standing member and former field secretary took on a temporary assignment for the organizaton in [----] which led to a lifetime career with the organzation. She recalls her experiences including school integration efforts in Hoxie Ark. Education School Integration Education School Integration"
YouTube Link 2023-08-16T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"From Sharecropper to the White House Janis Kearney personal diarist to President Bill Clinton grew up in Arkansas the daughter of sharecroppers. She recalls her childhood education and how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired black communities in the rural south. "What I think Martin Luther King and the Dream Team . did was to make blacks in the rural south understand that they didn't have to accept things as they were." Education Impact and Legacy School Integration Education Impact and Legacy School Integration"
YouTube Link 2023-08-14T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Covering the March on Washington James Schaller was a college student in [----] working part time in a district office for the ILGWU. He covered the March on Washington for the organization's "Solidarity Newspaper". He recalled the impact of the March "A lot of people paid attention to that when maybe they hadn't paid much attention to the Civil Rights Movement before that." Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News"
YouTube Link 2023-08-11T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"A Tuskegee Airman's Story Dr. Eugene Richardson is one of [---] Tuskegee Airmen distinguished African-American military pilots who served during World War II. An encounter with a white policeman encouraged Richardson to enroll in flight school and ultimately military service. Richardson shares how his steadfast determination shaped his experience as a black military aviator. Impact and Legacy Impact and Legacy"
YouTube Link 2023-08-09T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Pioneering Equity in Medicine Dr. Edward S. Cooper is an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and served as the first Black president of the American Heart Association in the 1990s. While Cooper was a trusted physician to many civil rights icons in the 1960s he does not self-identify as an activist. But his work reflects his role as a medical change agent. Cooper is credited with groundbreaking research on stroke remedies and sealing health gaps for African Americans specifically as it relates to stroke treatment and education and partnered with two past U.S."
YouTube Link 2023-08-07T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [--] engagements
"The Civil Rights Movement and a Mother's Influence Derek Blackmon of Detroit recalls the spirit of freedom and giving back that his mother instilled in her children. When Dr. King came to Cobi Hall to speak Derek was in attendance. He recalls his mother saying of Dr. King that "He knew the danger but he persevered anyway for us. And he didn't even know our names." His mother's words helped to put into context for him the Detroit Walk to Freedom. Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Impact and Legacy"
YouTube Link 2023-08-04T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Navigating the Pressures of a Warrior Alvin Attles retired NBA player and iconic coach of the Golden State Warriors grew up in a predominantly Jewish high school in New Jersey. Attles recognized the importance of education through support and encouragement from his high school basketball coach leading him to graduate with a scholarship to North Carolina A&T State University. Motivated by sports legends Muhammad Ali Wilt Chamberlain and Vince Miller Attles navigated the demands of playing for a professional team and ultimately became coach of the Golden State Warriors. Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-08-02T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Returning to Mississippi Rev. Edwin King born and raised in Mississippi was arrested for trespassing for the simple act of bringing a black minister to a white-only hotel restaurant in Alabama. He was sentenced to a chain gang. He eventually returned to his home state and became more heavily involved in civil rights activities there. King recalls the death of Medgar Evers Freedom Summer and attempts by segregationists to harm him and civil rights leader Aaron Henry. Religious Leaders Religious Leaders"
YouTube Link 2023-07-17T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The 'Father' of St. Augustine's Civil Rights Movement Considered to be the Father of the Civil Rights movement in St. Augustine Florida Dr. Robert Hayling discusses the fight for civil rights there and the violence that ensued including high-powered rifle shots into his home killing his dog. He recalls "My wife would have with been killed with the high-powered rifles 'cause those bullets went through several walls in the house especially drywall." Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Civil Rights Leaders Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and"
YouTube Link 2023-07-14T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"A Civil Rights Protester Elaine Lee Turner speaks about her family's activism during the Civil Rights Movement in Memphis TN. She estimated that she may have been involved in over [---] protests. She stated "We just participated in everything that was going on throughout that time whatever protest was on the horizon whatever the targets were." Demonstrations and Protests Desegregation Student Movement Demonstrations and Protests Desegregation Student Movement"
YouTube Link 2023-07-12T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Florida College Students Protest Segregation Civil Rights Protester J. Walter Hale attended Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College in St. Augustine. He discusses violent confrontations experienced while protesting. He recalls "We start with King down the street and all of a sudden it seemed like horses just materialized out of the concrete. Klansmen the sheriff's department. And they started beating us like we were cattle." Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence"
YouTube Link 2023-07-10T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Stax: Discrimination and Black Artists Deanie Parker former Stax Recording Artist and Retired President of the Soulsville Foundation discusses discrimination faced by black artists on tour.She said "It became very apparent to me that life for even black superstars on the road was a most difficult one there were not living accommodations readily available to them there were no restaurants along the way where they could go in and eat." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-30T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Motown: Racism in Radio Clay McMurray former producer for Motown Records talks about racism in the radio industry. He recalls trying to get Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved A Man" played on a particular radio station. "The program director at the time told me 'That record will never get programmed on this station.'" McMurray eventually persuaded him to play the record overnight and the record became a huge hit. Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-29T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Stax: The Importance of Black Radio Al Bell the former co-owner of Stax Records in Memphis discusses his early days in radio the importance of black radio stations during the Civil Rights Era and his relationship with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus. He said "I knew from the very beginning of my involvement the importance of radio in the lives of people period. And black radio certainly in the lives of black people." Desegregation Entertainment and Sports Media and News Desegregation Entertainment and Sports Media and News"
YouTube Link 2023-06-28T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Motown: Discrimination in the Music Industry Miller London former executive for Motown Records talks about discrimination in the music industry. He said "We couldn't put our artists on the cover of the albums. And that was because the songs were great songs were on pop radio but there was so many people that loved the music bought the music and didn't know that they were buying music that was recorded by Black artists." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-27T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Stax: Discrimination While On Tour Floyd Newman saxophonist session musician and bandleader with Stax Records and part of the famed Memphis Horns discusses his life in the music industry life on the road and the discrimination he faced while on tour with BB King. He said "Quite often we had to stay at peoples homes because there was no hotel that would accept colored people -- that was our name at that time. Colored people." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-26T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Motown: Touring Musicians and Racial Discrimination Joe Billingslea founder of recording group The Contours shares experiences of racism and discrimination Motown artists faced while touring the South. On performing in segregated theaters the band was told to perform each song twice. He recalls "You sing the first song to the white audience then turn around sing the same song to the black audience." Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Segregation"
YouTube Link 2023-06-23T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Integrating a Major U.S. Orchestra Charles Burrell one of the first African Americans to play for a major symphony in the U.S. recalls his life and career in music. While on tour with the symphony he said "We stopped in a place in Kansas the whole orchestra . registered at the hotel. And when I got up to the counter the clerk says 'Well he can't stay here. We'll put him in the kitchen with the help.'" For more on integration and classical music see "Negroes Don't Play Classical Music" the first-hand account of Burrell's cousin Purnell Steen. Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-21T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Negroes Dont Perform Classical Music Purnell Steen of Denver Colorado became a professional musician despite education obstacles. He recalled "I approached the Dean of the College of Music. He said 'Negroes don't perform classical music.' I said 'Well my cousin Charles did." He swiveled his head around and said 'We let him in and there'll never be another.'" For more on classical music and integration see Integrating A Major U.S. Symphony the first-hand account of Steen's cousin Charles Burrell. Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and"
YouTube Link 2023-06-19T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Motown: The Message of Peace in Music Pat Cosby wife of Hank Cosby of the Funk Brothers and former employee for Motown Records discusses Motown music and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She said If you listen to a lot of Dr. Kings speeches . there was always a comparison of music with the peace effort . He referred to the black as the bass the white as the treble and our lives as the keyboard. Desegregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports Desegregation Discrimination and Racism Entertainment and Sports"
YouTube Link 2023-06-16T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Juneteenth and the Origins of Emancipation Park On June [--] [----] Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. [--] informing the population in Texas that all enslaved people are now free. Seven years later the Rev. Jack Yates along with other formerly enslaved people raised funds to purchase a plot of land where Freedom Day now called Juneteenth could be celebrated in Houston. Yates great-granddaughter Jacqueline Whiting Bostic shares the story of Rev. Yates and the creation of Emancipation Park where Juneteenth celebrations continue more than [---] years later"
YouTube Link 2023-06-15T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Equality vs. Integration Glenn Ellis grew up in segregated Birmingham Ala. He recalls a happy childhood despite the culture of discrimination and inequality. Ellis tells of a social experiment where he along with several classmates were allowed to attend a movie at the Alabama Theatre in downtown Birmingham. Through his recollection Ellis reflects on the concepts of "separate but equal" and integration. Children and Teens Children and Teens"
YouTube Link 2023-06-14T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Stax: James Alexander of the Bar-Kays James Alexander bass guitarist for the Bar-Kays (Stax Record Label Memphis) on the plane crash that killed his band mates and Otis Redding and Dr. King's assassination. "On April the 4th [----] we just happened to be in the studio recording. We couldn't leave the studio and go home because all out on Macklemore they had National Guard there were a lot of riots and a lot of unrest in the city." See more of the story of in this edition of Moments in Civil Rights History: The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. See more stories about the assassination"
YouTube Link 2023-06-12T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Influencing the Movement for LGBTQ Rights Mark Segal gay rights pioneer discusses how the civil rights movement impacted the fight for LGBT rights. He stated "Martin Luther King . embodies the charisma that got the majority of Americans actively interested in what civil rights really was about. We had one difference between the African-American plight and our own. We were an invisible group of people . People didn't know who LGBT people were." Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy Demonstrations and Protests Discrimination and Racism Impact and Legacy"
YouTube Link 2023-06-09T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Growing Up in a Divided Community Logan Hampton formerly of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock grew up in Parkin Ark. where tracks divided the white and black parts of town. He recalls "I can remember sleeping on the floor a few times during my childhood in the hallway . because there would be these race disturbances and there would be these concerns that persons would be . throwing things Molotov cocktails." Segregation Segregation"
YouTube Link 2023-05-22T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The Intensity of the Children's March Glenn Ellis was born and raised in Birmingham Ala. and recalls an early fascination with media coverage of the citys Childrens March. Although he was captivated by shots of children and teens clapping hands and marching his mother forbade him from attending. It was not until Ellis grew older that he understood the dangers faced by the young protestors. Children and Teens Children and Teens"
YouTube Link 2023-05-12T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Roses of Birmingham Thomas Gardner's dedication to memorializing civil rights icons through poetry has earned him the title "Birmingham civil rights poet." On Sept. [--] [----] Gardner was blocks away from the 16th Street Baptist Church when an explosion claimed the lives of four young girls attending Sunday School. Hours later Gardner was devastated to learn the identities of the victims. In a poetic tribute to his friends and classmates lost in the bombing Gardner reflects: It seared the consciousness of a nation. It touched the marrow in our bones. But it stiffened our spines to face down"
YouTube Link 2023-04-27T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The Fifth Little Girl On Sept. [--] [----] four young girls lost their lives when a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Ala. But there was a fifth little girl who survived the Sunday School blast Sarah Collins Rudolph. Only [--] at the time of the bombing Collins Rudolph is the lone survivor of the Ku Klux Klan attack that killed her sister Addie Mae and three other girls. Children and Teens Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence Children and Teens Discrimination and Racism Intimidation and Violence"
YouTube Link 2023-04-24T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 33.3K engagements
"The Movement: Before and After the March on Washington Juan Williams speaks about the origins of the Civil Rights Movement in America including the impact of A. Philip Randolph Martin Luther King Jr. and the Kennedy Administration. He states Stop and look at the difference that that march made in terms of the perception of the Civil Rights Movement nationally the power it had in terms of gaining support for the [----] Civil Rights Act. Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News Demonstrations and Protests March on Washington Media and News"
YouTube Link 2023-04-20T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Protecting March Leaders Civil Rights Activist Shed Dawson discusses the protests in St. Augustine FL "If Dr. King was marching or Andrew Young was marching we'd all get up front and we'd be in that second row and so if anything should happen and they got attacked they would fall down in the fetus position and then we would jump on top . to build like a pyramid around them to protect them from being hit." Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Student Movement Demonstrations and Protests Intimidation and Violence Student Movement"
YouTube Link 2023-04-17T12:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"The Assassination of Dr. King: A Firsthand Account The Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles former pastor of Monumental Baptist Church was on the balcony with Martin Luther King Jr. on April [--] [----] and tells of those final moments the aftermath and the meaning that people drew from the tragic event. He recalled finally hearing about the fate of King "We never used the word 'death' . They never said 'he died' . We say 'we lost him we lost him.'""
YouTube Link 2023-04-13T12:00Z 17.5K followers, 281.7K engagements
"The Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On April 4th [----] an assassin took the life but not the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. King the most prominent civil rights leader of the 20th century had traveled to Memphis to support [----] striking black sanitation workers with a peaceful march. While standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel Dr. King was struck by a single bullet fired from a rooming house across the street. See more stories about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in the following first-hand accounts: The Assassination of Dr. King: A First Hand"
YouTube Link 2023-04-06T20:15Z 17.5K followers, 23.9K engagements
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