Before Brown, Beyond Boundaries

This is a weblog for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. It was initially established for news and updates to the Brown v. Board 50th Anniversary Archive.

Monday, August 09, 2004

Civil Rights Veterans Tell Their Own Stories

It's a simple website, but it's rich and frequently updated. Check out the Civil Rights Movement Veterans website.

New in the Media Section: Eyes On the Prize Interview Transcripts

Washington University and Blackside, Inc. have made full transcripts available of several of the interviews from the award-winning series on the Civil Rights Movement. Several of the transcripts relate specifically to Brown v. Board of Education, including interviews with the Elliot family (Briggs v. Elliot) and Judge Constance Baker Motley (the first woman on the Brown v. Board legal team).

You can browse the interviews in one of two ways:
1. go to the sixth box on the Media page of the archive,
2. or follow this direct link.