Voices of Civil Rights National Bus Tour

From August to October 2004, a team of award-winning journalists traveled coast to coast collecting personal civil rights stories from ordinary citizens. This historic 70-day journey included stops in 39 cities, many of them along the route of the 1961 Freedom Rides. Review the tour.

My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience (Sterling, May 2004)

By Emmy Award-winning journalist and National Public Radio Senior Correspondent Juan Williams

This volume, part of the Voices of Civil Rights project, showcases stories of personal transformation that bring a pivotal moment in American history vividly alive. The powerful words and intimate experiences that unfold on every page reveal just how much the civil rights revolution remains a vital force today. Every speaker makes clear that the struggle for equality must continue now, and into the future. Learn more about the book.

Fighting for Civil Rights: The Struggle After Brown

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) has gathered commentary and insights from civil rights leaders from various fields for a special online feature marking the 50-year anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Dorothy Height of the National Conference of Negro Women, National Council of La Raza’s Raul Yzaguirre, National Organization for Women’s Kim Gandy, and AARP Chief Executive Officer Bill Novelli, among others, discuss progress and challenges as part of LCCR’s "Realize the Dream: Quality Education for All."

Remembering Briggs

The 50th anniversary of Briggs v. Elliot is being commemorated with a special medallion symbolizing the quest for equal educational opportunity in rural South Carolina and honoring the Rev. Joseph Delaney for his role in the case. Designed by noted African-American artist Preston Jackson, the medallion is a reminder of the importance of the school desegregation case filed in Clarendon County, South Carolina. It was one of five cases that became part of the historic Brown v Board of Education decision mandating school desegregation. The medal is being distributed by Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, a nature preserve, sculpture garden and learning center designated as a National Historic Landmark. Read more.