The Civil Rights Documentation Project
The Dirksen Congressional Center, a non-partisan organization that seeks to improve civic engagement, has created a Web-based resource entitled "The Civil Rights Documentation Project", which can be found at: http://www.congresslink.org/civilrights/index.htm. Geared toward teachers and students, but informative for all populations, the project features a comprehensive timeline that spans the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Supplementing the timeline are photos, audio clips, and external links to materials from museums, historical societies, and other organizations. The content focuses on the legislative processes of the period, with a level of detail that makes this project one of the more comprehensive, yet readable, sources for the legislative histories of some of our nation's most important laws.
--Renée Bosman, Reference Librarian for Government and Public Affairs - Cabell Library