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Women in the Civil Rights MovementAfter decades of segregation, women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement, the largest social upheaval since the end of the Civil War. Alongside men, they were leaders, planners, organizers, and protesters. They moved the needle toward g Learn MoreSpecial Price $23.25 Regular Price $31.00 -
Civil Rights: Women Who Made a DifferenceFrom the first attempts to end slavery in the 1800s to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, women were in the forefront of the struggle to achieve equality for Black Americans. Rosa Parks in Montgomery and Viola Desmond in Canada both sp Learn MoreSpecial Price $21.75 Regular Price $29.00
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Civil Rights Movement, TheAfrican Americans have resisted oppression from the moment they were first enslaved and transported to the “New World” of America in the 1600s. During the 1950s and 1960s, this resistance led to a widespread movement for civil rights in the Unite Learn MoreSpecial Price $27.00 Regular Price $36.00
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Exploring Civil RightsKey events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this new series. The years spanning from 1955- 1965 in US History were critical to the Civil Rights Movement. Resistance was often met with violence against Black Americans fighting Learn MoreSpecial Price $112.00 Regular Price $160.00
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The Movement: 1960The year 1960 was a turning point in the civil rights movement as young Black women and men became peaceful warriors for change. In February, four Black college students, known as the Greensboro Four, were refused service at a lunch counter in North Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1963The year 1963 was memorable for both the violence against Black Americans and the words and actions it inspired. In June, two Black students were blocked from registering for classes at the University of Alabama. Civil rights leaders responded with Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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Women And The Right To VoteThe year 2020 brings the centennial celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. That victory was the hard-won result of a difficult fight waged over many decades by women from all walks of Learn MoreSpecial Price $6.36 Regular Price $7.95
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Women In The Old WestMany women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West. Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new life. White settlers traveled alone or with their families seeking their fortune as farmers, teachers, Learn MoreSpecial Price $6.36 Regular Price $7.95
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The Movement: 1955The year 1955 saw a range of events that brought attention to the civil rights movement. Nonviolent protest became a cornerstone of the movement as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired more people to take up the cause. In August, Emmett Till, a Black Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1957The year 1957 was full of new beginnings and hope for a growing movement. In January, prominent civil rights leaders attended a historic meeting in Georgia with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the helm. In September, as protests were heating up around Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
