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The Negro Leagues from THE BIG PICTURE

THE BIG PICTURE | The Negro Leagues

Long before Jackie Robinson button-up his Dodger blues, baseball’s historic Negro Leagues was thrilling fans and breaking down barriers to racial integration. Celebrate the opening of MLB’s 2018 season with this inspiring selection from our video collection, THE BIG PICTURE!           Would you like unrestricted access to our full catalog? Streaming

Black History for Every Month

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Every month is Black History Month in the Streaming Room™. Now we’ve made it easier to find content that is relevant to African-American history and culture. Black History for Every Month provides quick access to both standards-based and background-building video and audio segments. You’ll find content related to Rosa Parks, Dr. King, and other Civil Rights

President Kennedy’s Report to the American People on Civil Rights, June 11, 1963

Good evening my fellow citizens: This afternoon, following a series of threats and defiant statements, the presence of Alabama National Guardsmen was required on the University of Alabama to carry out the final and unequivocal order of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Alabama. That order called for the admission of