Civil rights movement in popular culture

The history of the 1954 to 1968 American civil rights movement has been depicted and documented in film, song, theater, television, and the visual arts. These presentations add to and maintain cultural awareness and understanding of the goals, tactics, and accomplishments of the people who organized and participated in this nonviolent movement.

Film

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Documentaries

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Dramatizations

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Television

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Music

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Sung during the civil rights movement

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About the civil rights movement

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Theater

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Graphic non-fiction

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Rosa Parks by Eugene Daub (2013), in National Statuary Hall, United States Capitol

Holidays

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brother Outsider — Home". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Seeger, Pete (1989). Everybody Says Freedom. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. pp. 175–177. ISBN 9780393306040.
  3. ^ "Mother of Muses | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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