Origins of Black History Month (3:01)
A brief look at the History of African Americans and Black History Month.
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Origins of Black History Month
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A brief look at the History of African Americans and Black History Month.
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Maya Angelou: Rosa Parks 'Born Great'
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Angelou felt that Parks had greatness thrust upon her, achieved greatness, and was also born great. Parks' actions made for "a different world".
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Ask Steve: MLK, JR.
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On Ask Steve, the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. and his assassination was discussed. His connection with the White House was cut off my President Lyndon Johnson because of his lack of support for the Vietnam War. He then went to Memphis.
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Separate But Not Equal
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In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously strikes down segregation in public schools, sparking the Civil Rights movement.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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After years of struggle and setbacks, advocates for equality celebrate the passage of sweeping legislation that prohibits racial discrimination.
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History of Kwanzaa
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Discover the history of the holiday of Kwanzaa, its roots and how it's become the afro-centric holiday for Americans of African descent.
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History of the Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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A look at the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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King: Dreamer
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This trailer for the History Channel TV event called King expresses the words that define him. A dreamer, preacher, revolutionary, and leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
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King: No Bug
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The life of Martin Luther King Jr is explored in this video clip from the History Channel TV event, King. Influential leaders such as former President Bill Clinton give us their perception on the King. He was a leader, a preacher, and a dreamer.
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King: Pride (In the Name of Love)
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For the History Channel TV series King, the song Pride originally by U2 was remade by John Legend. The song was used as the theme song, which fit perfectly since U2 originally wrote it about Martin Luther King Jr.
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Jesse Jackson: King's Final Sermon
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"...and then Dr. King gave this speech. He climaxed talking about how he had been to the mountaintop. What I remember the most about the speech was how ministers, who ordinarily will exclaim joy and support a minister who is speaking. But how ministers cried. It was that kind of speech..."
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Harry Belafonte Rates "I Have a Dream" Speech
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According to Belafonte, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech ranks as one of the most important speeches in American political history.
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Fannie Lou Hamer on roots of her activism
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Audio Clip (0:48)
Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the guiding lights of the African American civil rights movement.
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Malcolm X Speaks Out on Race
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In 1964, Malcolm X, who had been ordered silent by the Nation of Islam , left the Black Muslims and founded his own mosque.
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Randolph on struggle for racial equality
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Asa Philip Randolph, trade unionist and African-American civil rights leader, was born in Crescent City, Florida, on April 15, 1889.
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