BHM #15 – Race Relations in America

This primary source collection from Adam Matthews offers…

Over 100 hours of audio recordings – speeches, panel discussions, dictations of reports, and the narration of the film slideshows ‘Of a New Day Begun’ and ‘Rebirth in Roxbury’
Images organized into thematic galleries such as Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Education and Training, Employment and Labor, Faith and Religion, and Police and Community Relations
Essays from the editorial board giving context for and insights into the collection
Rosters for each of the Annual Race Relations Institutes allowing you to associate the data by factors such as state, college or organization, and occupation
A clickable, zoomable, filterable map organizing items in the collection by US location
An interactive chronology that can be filtered by thematic categories and by the following demographics: African American, American Indian, Chinese American, Japanese American, Jewish, LGBTQ, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Women
Biographies of key members of the Race Relations Department and Race Relations Institute. It introduces some of the less well-known figures in the struggle for civil rights
A curated list of external websites with information and resources to complement the collection
Advanced search capabilities