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Freedom School

This image depicts a freedom schools instructor teaching black students in an unconventional setting in Indianola, Mississippi.

Young man wearing helmet with peace sign, burns his draft card at an anti-draft demonstration at the Selective Service System headquarters

This image depicts a young man burning his draft card, a powerful act of protest against the Vietnam War and U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Draft card…

I Have a Dream Speech

A speech by Martin Luther King calling for equality in the United States between all races.

In this interview, Emelda and Manuel Brown discuss their experiences raising a family as African Americans in Spokane in the 1960s.

NAACP youth program

This document outlines the Boston branch of the NAACP's list of seven goals for its youth program.

PROTESTORS. Govt. workers at Lafayette & hippies at Capitol

This photo captures a large group of hippies gathering at the United States Capitol to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War while promoting…

Junior NAACP Demonstration

A sit-in by Junior NAACP activists at a segregated movie theater in Farmville, Virginia. The item was donated by Phyllis Padow-Sederbaum, a volunteer…

"Freedom Schools" in Boston boycott

Children attending "freedom schools" in churches and public buildings. It was a one-day boycott of "de facto" segregation in Boston public schools.…