Vol. 5, No. 1

 Spring 2004

Not So Long Ago

Protest at Selma : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 / David J. Garrow.      JK 1929 .A2 G37 1978 Federal voting rights legislation and the civil rights protests in Selma and Birmingham, Alabama, in 1965. Emphasis on Martin Luther King, Jr., as leader of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Selma, 1965 / Charles E. Fager      F 334 .S4 F34 Story of the Selma campaign 1964-65 and the March to Montgomery by an SCLC field worker. Voices of the Civil Rights Movement : Black American Freedom Songs, 1960-1966      M 1977 .C47 V65 1997 Compact disc Documents the importance of songs in the Civil Rights Movement providing an excellent education in the meaning of the music. The Speeches of Martin Luther King      E 185.97 .K5 S6 1988 Video tape Follows King's early days as a young pastor in Montgomery, to the great march on Washington, including the March to Montgomery. A Time for Justice : America's Civil Rights Movement      E 185.61 .T5 1992 Video tape Depicts the battle for civil rights, recalling the crises in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham, and Selma. We Shall Overcome      M 1670 .W4 1989 Video tape Presents a history of the song and its influence on the civil rights movement.

The route from Selma to the state capitol was declared a National Historic Trail in 2003.  Combined with visits to the National Voting Rights Museum and the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, this is an enlightening tour of American history.  The National Register of Historic Places also maintains a travel itinerary if you're interested in learning more about these places in our nation's history.

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