Troubled Affluence

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Scoilnet Themepage - Civil Rights Movement

​History Chappy - Civil Rights in the USA

​YouTube Playlist - 'Eyes on the Prize'

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Case Study: Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-56

Rosa Parks, on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, refused to sit in the black section of a bus. She was arrested and convicted of disorderly conduct. This small act of protest against racial discrimination transformed Parks into an icon of American history. Click here to learn more!
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History Extra - From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King: the boycott that inspired the dream

Biography - Rosa Parks

Cork HTA - Background and significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

​Miss Stout's History Class - The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Martin Luther King 

​Mini Bio - Martin Luther King, Jr.

History Learning Site - Birmingham 1963

Annotated Notes - 'I have a dream'

Article - Boiling point: the explosive weeks that led to 'I Have A Dream' speech

Article - Is Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream speech' the greatest speech in history?

Speech - 'I Have Been to the Mountaintop'

​Cork HTA -  Martin Luther King's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement

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More Resources

The New Yorker - The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law