Our Story Series

Celebrating the actions of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, the Our Story video series highlights the unsung heroes and key moments of American civil rights history that brought positive change to our country within one single generation.


ROBERT GRAETZ, WHITE PASTOR OF BLACK CHURCH, SURVIVES KKK


VERNON JOHNS, LEGEND WHO WOULD INSPIRE LEGENDS


MOB TRIES TO FIREBOMB CHURCH WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING INSIDE


THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT (The Birth of a Movement)


JIM PECK, WHITE FREEDOM RIDER BRUTALIZED


BAYARD RUSTIN, MARTIN LUTHER KING’S GAY CIVIL RIGHTS MASTERMIND


FRED SHUTTLESWORTH, COURAGEOUS OR CRAZY?