Chapter 1 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  The Great Migration: From Mississippi to Chicago

  In the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans moved North.

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  Jim Crow in Mississippi

  The opening minutes of a 1960 film by a pro-segregation commission in Mississippi.

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  Lynching in Mississippi

  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lynching was a danger African-American men faced in the South.

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  Down Freedom's Main Line

  Two activists reflect on what the Freedom Rides meant for the Civil Rights movement.

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  Why Be a Freedom Rider?

  In this video from 1961, two Freedom Riders explain what they're doing.

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  Buses Are A-Coming

  Even in prison, the Freedom Riders found ways to advocate for their beliefs.

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  This Was Absolute War

  May 1961, a busload of Freedom Riders were confronted by an angry mob in Montgomery, AL.

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  Before Rosa Parks, There Was Irene Morgan

  Irene Morgan fought her 1944 arrest for sitting in the front of an interstate bus.

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  Practicing Non-Violence

  Civil rights activists rehearsed non-violence, and were prepared to face violence.

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  Travelling in the Segregated South

  For African-Americans, travel in the segregated South was insulting at best.

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