In honor of the 5oth Anniversary of the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom the OMA is very excited to share that our digital collections are part of the Civil Rights Digital Library which is hosted by the University of Georgia.
The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL) has three principal components:
1) a digital video archive of historical news film allowing learners to be nearly eyewitnesses to key events of the Civil Rights Movement
2) a civil rights portal providing a seamless virtual library on the Movement by connecting related digital collections on a national scale
3) a learning objects component delivering secondary Web-based resources – such as contextual stories, encyclopedia articles, lesson plans, and activities–to facilitate the use of the video content in the learning process
The CRDL has numerous partners and a long list of Content Partners and Contributing Institutions meaning that the CRDL is a portal to other archives and their digital collections related to Civil Rights. And, the OMA is proud to be a Contributing Institution!
A couple of the collections featured include the Urban League of Portland Records and the 1969 Black Student Union Walkout. Be sure to check it out…
The OMA is a part of the CRDL!
