1964 included a number of important civil rights events critical to the ongoing march for racial equality and justice. These resources can help take students back to this important year.
1964 Civil Rights Milestone |
Resource |
Ratification of 24th Amendment |
America’s Story from America’s Library |
NYC School Boycott |
Civil Rights Digital Library |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference campaign in St. Augustine, Fla. |
BlackPast.org |
Mississippi Freedom Summer Launch |
World History Project |
Murder of Chaney, Goodwin and Schwerner |
This Day in History |
Malcolm X’s speech at founding rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity |
BlackPast.org |
Enactment of Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
The Dirksen Congressional Center |
Freedom Democratic Party Interview |
MSNBC |
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech |
The King Center Digital Archive |