Are people born free? Do governments give rights to citizens or do citizens give-up some rights in exchange for good government? These are stories about people seeking and achieving their civil rights.
The American colonies fight for their own freedom, but still own slaves.
Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation to free salves on January 1, 1863.
Supporters of civil rights come together during "Freedom Summer" to register new black voters.
Books represent new or controversial ideas and allow people to preserve and share their thoughts.
Mandela avoids the death penalty for a treason conviction; his sentence converts to life in prison at the Robben Island prison.
The Supreme Court finds Abrams guilty of sedition; however, the First Amendment today allows people to express their opinions (even when they're unpop...
There was no system in place to help slaves transition from slavery to freedom either in the North or the South.
Slaves of Southern owners are subject to the Fugitive Slave Law.
Americans have to ration gasoline, because the military needs it.
This picture, taken during the summer of 1941 and online via the National Archives of Norway, depicts an SS sign in Norway. Germanske Norge means "Ger...
In 1971, T. C. Williams High School's star player, Gerry Bertier, has a car wreck that leaves him paralyzed from the waist down.
Alexei, the fifth child and only son of Nicholas II ("Tsar of all the Russias"), is born with hemophilia.
Story
Story Brief
Learning Task
Video
Image
Audio
Questions to Ponder
Audio Narration
Document