wgbh_tdcr_079 079 tdcr wgbh yes Sheyann Webb African American girls--Alabama--Selma African American women civil rights--Alabama--Selma Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.) Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Selma Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham African Americans--Violence against--Alabama Intimidation--Alabama--Birmingham Social justice--Alabama--Birmingham Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations African Americans--Suffrage African Americans--Politics and government Webb, Sheyann King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 Eight-year-old Sheyann Webb was among the youngest activists to demonstrate during the Civil Rights movement. In this interview, Webb recalls her decision to participate in the 1965 voting-rights march from Selma, Alabama, the resistance she encountered from her parents, and the violent force used by local officials to stop the march. Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. Grade range: 3-12. A transcript of the Quicktime movie is available. Lesson plans using this resource: Taking a stand. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation Webb, Sheyann Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Libraries. Special Collections Teacher's Domain Civil Rights Special Collection WGBH Educational Foundation 2002/2008 Instructional materials Teaching guides Resource units Interviews Oral histories Moving images Transcripts http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/iml04/soc/ush/civil/webb/ text/html text/pdf video/quicktime 7.3 Mb ca. 5m 09s Henry Hampton Collection, Washington University Libraries, Saint Louis, Missouri. Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection. A Quicktime player may be needed to view the film clip. A PDF viewer may be needed to view the transcript. 1860/1965 Selma (Ala.) Dallas County (Ala.) The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis. 20090526 204905