Jim Crow of the North
Jim Crow of the North charts the progression of racist policies and practices from the advent of restrictive covenants to their elimination in the lat…
Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968)
“The Other America” by Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “The Other America” speech at Stanford University. In the speech, King describes the two Americas t…
“The Police and the Press”, “Who Taught You to Hate Yourself?”, and “The Most Disrespected Person in America”: Excepts from Speech by Malcolm X
Excerpts from a speech that Malcolm X gave on May 5, 1962 at the funeral service of Ronald Stokes in Los Angeles, who was killed by the LAPD. The inci…
Speech by Malcolm X on May 5, 1962, in Los Angeles at Mosque No. 27
May 5, Malcolm X delivered a powerful eulogy to an estimated crowd of 2,000 at a memorial service for Stokes, which was held at Mosque No. 27.
“The Three Evils of Society” by Martin Luther King Jr.
The Three Evils of Society: Racism, Poverty and War. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech at The National Conference for New Politics on Augus…