Research Guides: African American Civil Rights Movement: Library Resources

Try these keywords:

Civil Rights Movement

Race Discrimination

Segregation

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Civil Rights Workers

Want to Browse?
Just scanning the library's shelves can sometimes lead to the perfect resource. For Civil Rights-related resources, you will want to pay special attention to these call number areas:

E184.5 - 185.98 African-American History
E841 U.S. History during the 1960's
F206 - 395 U.S. History - The South and Gulf States

Subject-Specific Databases

African American History
Covers more than 500 years of the African-American experience.
Biography in Context (Gale)
Biographical information from articles and reference works. Provided by DISCUS, South Carolina's Virtual Library.
History Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
History reference books, periodicals, historical documents, biographies, photos and maps, and video.
U.S. History in Context (Gale)
Historical documents, articles, and journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. History from pre-colonial times to the present.

Streaming Videos

Here are a few videos from our Films on Demand database. If you are off-campus, you will be asked to enter your Library card number in order for the video to play.

Let Freedom Ring: Moments from the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965
The Civil Rights movement becomes the most effective social movement in U.S. history. During this era, Martin Luther King, Jr. marches on Washington, and Little Rock's high school is integrated. John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as president of the United States.
In Remembrance of Martin
This documentary examines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Filmed in Atlanta on the first federal holiday in his honor, an impressive group of distinguished public figures is interviewed. Archival footage recounts highlights of Dr. King’s actions and accomplishments in the civil rights movement.
Civil Rights: Selma to Montgomery (Silent)
The Selma-to-Montgomery marches marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement. This peaceful period film footage gives a strong sense of the size of these marches and the solidarity of the marchers, black and white.

Books

Here are some of the ebooks that we offer. To explore other ebook options, search in our eBook Collection.

A few titles you'll find on our shelves (To view other titles, search our collections)

Waking from the Dream by David L. Chappell
Call Number: E185.97 .K5 C455 2014
The March on Washington by William P. Jones
Call Number: F200.J66 2013
The Civil Rights Movement by Sanford Wexler
Call Number: E185.61 .W548 1993
On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail by Charles E. Cobb
Call Number: E185.61 .C63 2008
The Thunder of Angels: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the People Who Broke the Back of Jim Crow by Donnie Williams; Wayne Greenhaw
Call Number: F334 .M79 N476 2006
Blood and Bone: Truth and Reconciliation in a Southern Town by Jack Shuler
Call Number: F279 .O6 S57 2012
Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock by David Margolick
Call Number: F419 .L7 M37 2011
Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution by Diane McWhorter
Call Number: F334.B69 N449 2002