Civic Engagement Toolkit: Selected Materials @ the University Archives

 US Politics and Government

• Creation of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park
• Boston's School Desegregation crisis

Ford Hall Forum Lectures

• Civil Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X,
• White Supremacy: David Duke,
• First Amendment Awardees: Daniel Schorr, Pete Seeger

Suffolk University's University Archives & Special Collections is home to the university’s institutional archives and special collections. Use the following research collections in the classroom to explore topics related to civic engagement and civil discourse:

• Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers: public policy, international relations, immigration, the environment, legislative process, social issues
• Ford Hall Forum records: forum recordings and documents featuring a wide range of topic  and including speakers such as, Ayn Rand, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, Daniel Schorr, and David Duke.
• Moakley Oral History Collection: recordings and transcripts of interviews with members of Congress
• University Archives Digital Collections: browse digitized content from the collections list above