This exhibit will explore the history of segregation in the United States and its impact on the lives of African Americans. Segregation meant that African-Americans had to use separate facilities,… Read more »
Bus Station An American photographer for the farm security administration took a photograph of an African American man in 1940 standing at the black only bus station in Durham, North… Read more »
Rosa Parks Interview This interview of Rosa Parks went in depth to discussed what life was like in the 50s. Rosa Parks is known as the mother of the civil… Read more »
Plessy v Ferguson This primary source is a document of the supreme court case from Plessy V. Ferguson. This case was between an African American man Plessy who bought a… Read more »
Civil Rights Act of 1964 I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. I urge every member of both parties, Americans of all religions and… Read more »
Primary Sources: “Primary Documents in American History.” Plessy v. Ferguson: Primary Documents in American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). May 18, 1896. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/plessy.html. Delano, Jack. “At the… Read more »