Civil Rights Movement: Desegregation Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Shmoop's Historical Texts Section
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For an in-depth look at the biggest historical speeches, documents, and court cases from history, head over to our Historical Texts sections. We've covered "I Have a Dream," "I've Been to the Mountaintop," "Letter from Birmingham Jail," and the Little Rock Nine executive order, just to name a few.
James Meredith to Thurgood Marshall
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Letter from James H. Meredith to Thurgood Marshall regarding Meredith's application to the University of Mississippi, January 1961.
John F. Kennedy's Address on Civil Rights
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Read the full text of John F. Kennedy's civil rights speech delivered on national television on June 11th, 1963.
Bob Dylan on the Death of Emmett Till
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Lyrics to "The Death of Emmett Till," by Bob Dylan.