Rising Up: The Talladega Murals
Videos are generally available for preview to non-members as short clips. Limited full-length titles are also available. Log In to view the full length title.
Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesTalladega College in Alabama commissioned prominent African-American artist Hale Woodruff to paint a series of murals for its newly built Savery Library in 1938. Woodruff painted six murals portraying significant events in the journey of African Americans from slavery to freedom.
Media Details
Runtime: 4 minutes 18 seconds
- Topic: Arts, History
- Subtopic: African-Americans, Art History, Arts
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2015
- Producer/Distributor: PBS Learning Media
Related Media

10 Things You Don't Know About Civil Rights

1960: Skin Deep

1961, The Road to Freedom

A Child Shall Lead Them: Two Days In September 1957

A Spy Called James

A Story, A Story

A Time for Justice: America's Civil Rights Movement

A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom

African-American Heroes of Sport

African-American Quilting: The Cloth Sings to Me