LibGuides: African American & Diaspora Studies: Civil Rights

U.S. Presidents & Civil Rights

U.S. Declassified Documents This link opens in a new window
Full text of Presidential, Executive Branch, and Congressional documents since World War II declassified under the Freedom of Information Act. Subjects include foreign relations, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, civil rights movement, assassinations, etc. On the Gale platform.

Freedom to Serve by Jon E. Taylor
Call Number: UB418.A47 T39 2013 & Available Online
ISBN: 9780415894487
Publication Date: 2012-10-04

Executive Order 9981 (1948)
Description of the 1948 executive order banning segregation in the United States Armed Forces.

Kennedy and King by Steven Levingston
Call Number: E842.1 .L44 2017
ISBN: 9780316267397
Publication Date: 2017-06-06

Civil Rights Digital Library
A digital resource guide for research into the Civil Rights movement. By the University of Georgia.
Civil Rights Act (1964)
"This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. It was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction."
Lyndon B. Johnson and Civil Rights | Presidential Recordings Digital Edition
A timeline and event description of president Lyndon B. Johnson's activities relating to the Civil Rights movement.
Lyndon B. Johnson - Key Events | Miller Center
Key event during Lyndon B/ Johnson's presidency. Through the University of Virginia's Miller Center.