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Civil rights [digital videodisc] / produced and directed by CBS News Productions ; executive producers, Andrew Schlessinger, Tracy Mitchell.

Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2003.

United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.

United States -- History -- 1945-

United States history origins to 2000 ; v. 22

1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.

Introduction -- The roots of the civil rights movement -- Civil rights laws -- Black power -- A loss of leadership -- Cesar Chavez and athe NFWA -- American Indian movement -- Asian American rights -- Gender and sexuality issues -- Rights of the disabled.

The latter half of the 20th century saw many of the nation's minority groups taking a stand. Beginning with the efforts of those involved in the African-American civil rights movement of the 1960's, the push for equality in American society crossed over to other ethnic groups, women, and the disabled.

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