## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/1963-tragedy-triumphs-and-impact/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2929-1963-tragedy-triumphs-and-impact.md **Old post ID:** 2929 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Subtitle: Valerie Wilson Summary: Valerie Shultz-Wilson, President and CEO of the Urban League of Southern Connecticut references the significant Civil Rights events of 1963 and the lasting impact of […]
Tag: Stories
Personal stories collected by the museum — first-person accounts, community voices, and MLK50 reflections originally published as media stories on the legacy site.
Dr. King, the Movement and the Legacy
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/dr-king-the-movement-and-the-legacy/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2930-dr-king-the-movement-and-the-legacy.md **Old post ID:** 2930 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Subtitle: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Summary: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., Founder and President of the Rainbow Push Coalition reflects on the Civil Rights Movement, its legacy and the […]
The 1963 Detroit Walk to Freedom
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/the-1963-detroit-walk-to-freedom/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2931-the-1963-detroit-walk-to-freedom.md **Old post ID:** 2931 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Summary: On June 23, 1963, two months before the March on Washington, another march took place, The Detroit Walk to Freedom, the largest civil rights demonstration in the nations […]
A Man for All People
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/a-man-for-all-people/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2932-a-man-for-all-people.md **Old post ID:** 2932 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Summary: From those who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., to those marched with him, participants in the “His Dream, Our Stories: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement” share […]
Black Children Arrested & Assaulted in Birmingham
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/black-children-arrested-assaulted-in-birmingham/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2933-black-children-arrested-assaulted-in-birmingham.md **Old post ID:** 2933 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Subtitle: Moments In Civil Rights History Summary: On May 2, 1963, black children, trained in nonviolent tactics, gathered in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest racial segregation. Over the course of […]
The Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/the-assassination-of-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2934-the-assassination-of-rev-dr-martin-luther-king-jr.md **Old post ID:** 2934 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Subtitle: Moments In Civil Rights History Summary: On April 4th, 1968, an assassin took the life, but not the dream, of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. King, the […]
Experienced Racism in School
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/experienced-racism-in-school/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2935-experienced-racism-in-school.md **Old post ID:** 2935 > **Status:** Thin copy — verify before building — Subtitle: Joanne B. Blanchard Summary: Joanne Blanchard, Ph.D, shared her story at the National Urban League Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio in July of 2014. Your browser does not support iframes.
Take It to the Bridge
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/take-it-to-the-bridge/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2936-take-it-to-the-bridge.md **Old post ID:** 2936 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — MEMPHIS — July 10 marks the anniversary of the largest spontaneous act of civil disobedience in the city’s modern history. The spark: The police killings of two black men […]
MLK50: Special Report
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/mlk50-special-report/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2937-mlk50-special-report.md **Old post ID:** 2937 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — “The summer of 2016 was filled with protests all across the country. People took to the streets in Baton Rouge, where Alton Sterling was killed by a police officer. […]
In their own words
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/in-their-own-words/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2938-in-their-own-words.md **Old post ID:** 2938 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — Stories can be fragile. People can jumble them, overtake them and twist them. Told again and again, the details can be exaggerated, emphasized or erased. But the people of […]
When A City Fails to Hear
## Migration reference **Live site:** https://civilrightsmuseum.org/story/when-a-city-fails-to-hear/ **Export file:** /www/ncrmdev_939/vc-copy-export/ncrm-media-2939-when-a-city-fails-to-hear.md **Old post ID:** 2939 > **Status:** Essay-style voice entry — reference copy below for block editor — The July 10, 2016, protest that shut down the Hernando DeSoto Bridge threw solidarity on the streets of Memphis into sharp relief. The city hadn’t seen spontaneous support for […]