National Visionary Leadership Project

Odetta, an American singer, actress, civil and human rights activist and folk music legend shares here story, “I was Always headed towards music.” Her music has been called the “soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement.” See more of her oral history http://www.visionaryproject.org/gordonodetta/

Odetta Gordon: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.

As we continue to build out our Civil Rights Movement section on the , lesson plans from the National Visionary Leadership Project will be uploaded daily.

Examining the Modern Civil Rights Movement & the Birth of Our Activist Spirit Karsonya Wise Whitehead & Fayetta Martin Grade: Middle/High School Overview: In order to fully understand this lesson, students should have mastered the indicators covering the impact of…

As we continue to build out the - we are now uploading National Visionary Leadership Project lesson plans to our Civil Rights Movement Section.

From Plessy to Brown: Examining the Ways We Worked to Overcome Karsonya Wise Whitehead Intended Audience: 3rd – 5th grades Overview: In order to fully understand this lesson, students should have a broad understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and som…

Dr. Dorothy I. Height was a Civil Rights Activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women. Today she will be honored with the 40th U.S. Postage Stamp in The Black Heritage Series on the campus of Howard University.

Dorothy I. Height: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.

Katherine Johnson - A brilliant, legendary, genius, barrier breaker, outspoken, gifted, African-American woman. Check out her oral history as captured by NVLP – see the movie "Hidden Figures" - fantastic.

Katherine Johnson: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History Stories and first hand accounts of American historical events as told by legendary African American leaders, artists, and visionaries such as B.B. King, Oliver Hill, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Percy Sutton and more.