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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Civil Rights: An Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through the instructional activity provided here, learners will not only learn about civil rights and civil liberty but also understand the key roles played by President Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights...
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Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Leader?

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary and secondary resources provide insight into Jackie Robinson's signing with the Dodgers. What did this mean in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement? Explore the details behind the accomplishment through the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the early steps in the Civil Rights Movement.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in post World War II America.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the origins, strategies, and unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Civil Rights Movement 1960 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
Section overview of the major accomplishments and changes in strategy developing during the Civil Rights Movement between 1960 to 1980.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: African American Veterans and the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Many African American veterans joined the Civil Rights Movement after World War II when they found themselves facing continued discrimination at home. Learn about some of the veterans who were prominent activists.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Freedom Riders and Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Competing Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "Competing Voices of the Civil Rights Movement" in 2 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Civil Rights: Demanding Equality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teach the history of Civil Rights using this comprehensive learning module. Trace the movement from the 14th Amendment to modern times. The focus is on African American rights but also touches on women and disabled American's rights....
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Free Resources: Finishing the Dream: Learning From Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Over one hundred video clips, culled from NBS News archives, document events and issues of the civil rights era, from 1954-68. Also includes contemporary perspectives on civil rights, with videos of town hall-style conversations about...
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Black Lives Matter: Continuing the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with multi-media resources, including interactive timeline, video, photos and articles, from which students can explore the current Black Lives Matter movement and make connections to activism of the past and the role of...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit spotlights the voice of African American Women leaders in the movement and highlights their significant roles and contributions.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Civil Rights Movement and Voting Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Given the voting rights amendments, students will create an annotated time line that illustrates how voting rights have been extended to various groups of people throughout the history of the United States.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
On December 1, 1955, the late Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat and made civil rights history.
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Finding Dulcinea: Rosa Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Rosa Parks is featured in this brief biography highlighting her contributions to civil rights, including her actions in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Nashville Public Library Digital Collections: Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
More than seventy artifacts representing the Civil Rights Movement in and around Nashville, Tennessee. Brief audio clips of oral history interviews with people involved in the movement, and photographs of people and events from the Civil...
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University of Virginia

Virginia Center for Digital History: Television News of the Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of streaming video samples of television news footage from 1950 to 1970, along with an assortment of primary source documents, first-person accounts, a glossary of terms, and essays and analysis for learning about the...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA television stations including 230 video clips that feature both national events, such as the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as well as...
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-part feature on African American history offers an in-depth look at the events of the 1960's civil rights movement. Discusses voting rights, laws, military segregation, freedom rides, sit-ins and the NAACP. Includes historic...
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University System of Georgia: Civil Rights Digital Library

For Students 9th - 10th
Compilation of primary resources from broadcasters, museums, libraries, and other content repositories, constituting a scholarly collection of primary sources that document aspects of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s....
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Road Trip! Through South Carolina Civil Rights History

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of videos that take you on a journey through South Carolina to learn about significant events from the civil rights movement that took place there from the 1940s to the 1970s. Includes maps, photo galleries, interactives,...
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: The Struggle for Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Although his presidency was cut short, JFK had an immense impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Use this interactive timeline to delve into the equality issues plaguing out nation and how Kennedy addressed these concerns. By clicking on...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Civil Rights Movement Photo Story Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson learners will be able to explain various events that took place during the Civil Rights Movement. The students will be divided into groups of 5. Each student within the group will receive an individual role of...

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