The song "We Shall Overcome" is sometimes called the theme song of the Civil Rights Movement. People sung this song at protests and marches. Other music, especially jazz music, was also important to protestors and activists. The music expressed the…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates the work of the civil rights movement. But did you know that one of the movement’s key leaders was a woman named Ella J. Baker? She traveled around the country, convincing people to get involved…
In December 2015, the United States celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus. She was arrested for her actions on December 1, 1955.…