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.

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VERNON JOHNS, LEGEND WHO WOULD INSPIRE LEGENDS

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LARGE MOB TRIES TO ATTACK MARTIN LUTHER KING BY ATTEMPTING TO FIREBOMB CHURCH

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THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT (The Birth of a Movement)

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ROBERT GRAETZ, WHITE PASTOR OF BLACK CHURCH, KKK SURVIVOR

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JIM PECK, WHITE FREEDOM RIDER BRUTALIZED

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

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FRED SHUTTLESWORTH, COURAGEOUS OR CRAZY

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