Libraries maintain exhibits and collections consisting of important historical materials that pertain to race and the law. Use this page to view some of those exhibits and collections.
A collection of material related to the Black American struggle for equal rights through an examination of historical cases, legislation, and achievements of the Civil Rights movement. Maintained by the University of Minnesota Law Law Library's Riesenfeld Center.
This exhibit is an online iteration of the physical exhibit displayed at William & Mary Law School during Spring 2021. Photographs included. Maintained by William & Mary Law School.
In March 1951, the University of North Carolina was integrated. Four Black men were admitted to the law school that summer. This exhibit contained oral histories of two of those men, Harvey Beech and Floyd B. McKissick Sr. Maintained by the University of North Carolina.
The National Museum of African American History & Culture is a searchable museum designed as a place to explore history and culture through an African American lens. View online exhibits rich with multimedia content. Listed below are example of its relevant collections.
This online exhibit compiles descriptions, documents, and photographs to depict the journey of Black people fighting for citizenship through the ratification of the 14th Amendment. Maintained by the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
This exhibit commemorates Black women in the 1960s and 1970s and their fight for equality and civil rights through photography and art. It includes materials about Kathleen Cleaver, an activist and professor of law at Emory University. Maintained by the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
This physical exhibit can be seen at the National Museum of African American History & Culture. It commemorates the actions taken to change and build the lives of African Americans. Some material focuses on the legal battles activists fought in the pursuit of civil rights.
Pauli Murray's Proud Shoes
This online exhibit honors Pauli Murray the first African American to earn a J.S.D. from Yale Law School. Includes photographs, descriptions, and personal writings. Maintained by the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
An exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Maintained by the Library of Congress.
This exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 17, 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Maintained by the Library of Congress.
A collection of documents from trials, cases, proceedings, and other works pertaining slavery and the law. Notably, the collection includes materials from the Dred Scott case. Most materials are available online as images and searchable text. Maintained by the Library of Congress.