Other People in the Struggle
Links to pages about other people who were central in the struggle for Civil Rights, in both the 19th and 20th centuries.
Emmett Till - The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 was noted as one of the leading events that motivated the American Civil Rights Movement.
- The Murder of Emmett Till - Factmonster
- The Lynching of Emmett Till - Spartacus Educational
- The Murder of Emmett Till - PBS American Experience
- The Untold Story of Emmett Till - website that accompanies 2005 film about Till
James Meredith - Attempted to become the first African American to gain admission to the University of Mississippi.
- James Meredith - Spartacus Educational
Nat Turner - Led a slave revolt in 1831
- Nat Turner - PBS Independent Lens
- Nat Turner's Rebellion - Africans in America
Denmark Vesey - Planned a slave rebellion in the 1820s, which was revealed before the uprising could take place.
- Denmark Vesey - Gale Black History Month biography
Gabriel Prosser