African-American Civil Rights Movement
American History Hit. President Eisenhower: War of Soviets & Segregation. Audio, 48 minutes
President Eisenhower and the Cold War and Civil Rights.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
Witness History. How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1965, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was brought in to end racial discrimination
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted3 March
Witness History. Assassination of Malcolm X. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1965, the controversial black leader, Malcolm X, was assassinated in New York
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Short History Of... The Underground Railroad. Audio, 55 minutes
The Underground Railroad helped up to 100,000 enslaved people to freedom.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Ellen E Jones nominates Florynce Kennedy. Audio, 30 minutes
Film journalist Ellen E Jones nominates the flamboyant American activist Florynce Kennedy
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Rest Is History. America in '68: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2) Audio, 60 minutes
Martin Luther King's journey to Memphis, his speech, assassination, and enduring legacy.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted6 December 2024
Short History Of... Rosa Parks. Audio, 57 minutes
A defiant act catapults Rosa Parks to the forefront of the battle for racial equality.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted3 December 2024
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- Posted16 November 2024
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- Posted4 November 2024
You're Dead to Me. Frederick Douglass (Radio Edit) Audio, 28 minutes
Join Greg and his guests in 19th-Century America to meet Frederick Douglass.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted11 June 2024
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- Posted31 May 2024
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- Posted28 May 2024
Short History Of... Martin Luther King Junior. Audio, 45 minutes
A pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. What's Martin Luther King's legacy?
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
Maya Angelou at the BBC. Video, 57 minutes
A look back through the archive at the extraordinary life of writer and poet Maya Angelou.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 1 month
Witness History. Bonus: The Black 14. Audio, 33 minutes
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted2 April 2024
Outlook. The Playboy Bunny civil-rights activist who became Mrs Bond. Audio, 41 minutes
Gloria Hendry quit civil rights to be a Playboy Bunny — and the first black Mrs Bond
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Outlook. The reluctant cop who sculpted away his sorrow. Audio, 41 minutes
A child of the civil rights era, Kevin became a policeman but longed to be an artist
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Witness History. How Rosa Parks took a stand against racism. Audio, 9 minutes
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat helped end segregation in the United States
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Bayard Rustin: Activism and Early Music. Audio, 44 minutes
How the African American Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin used Early Music in activism.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
