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In her speech, Davis calls the people to deeply reflect about American patriotism, the lie that is rooted within this concept. She calls people to make the connection between the Vietnam war, the oppression of Black and Brown people and the exploitation of white workers in the United States.

WPC President Jo Ann Robinson wrote to the mayor of Montgomery asking for fair treatment of Black people on public transportation.

The article is Congressman John Lewis’ last message to the nation shortly before his death.

Mae Mallory sues the New York Board of Education for desegregation in public schools.

This spoken word poem points out the irony of the government’s insistence on lavishing money on the space race while failing to fund struggling Black communities.

Playwright August Wilson delivered this speech on June 26, 1996, at the 11th biennial Theatre Communications Group national conference at Princeton University.

In this excerpt from his book, Walking with the Wind, John Lewis describes his involvement in the sit-ins in Nashville, Tenn., in the spring of 1960.