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Black Past

Black Past: Wilkins, Roy

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry recounts briefly the life of Roy Wilkins, a very influential civil rights leader.
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PBS

Pbs: This Far by Faith: The Black Arts Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
From PBS this is "The Black Arts Movement" as part of the series "This Far by Faith", which examines the role of faith in the civil rights cultural movement from the 1940s through 1960s in the U.S..
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PBS

Pbs: Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams & Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of civil rights activist Rob Williams and his belief that Black Americans needed to draw guns on violent racists.
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Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Selma to Montgomery March

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most famous events in Civil Rights history, this report covers the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Rosa Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and details her refusal to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Digital History

Digital History: Simple Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the civil rights quest for integrated schools from the beginning in 1849 through the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education and the struggle that ensued for decades following in the most reluctant...
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Other

Civil Rights Movement 1955 1965: Mississippi & Freedom Summer

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at Mississippi in the early 1960s to understand why the focus of African American voter registration targeted that state. Read about the organization and implementation of the Mississippi Summer Project in 1964. See also the...
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Ar Net: Hispanic Americans, an Under Represented Group

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent description of the problems facing the involvement of Hispanic-Americans in American politics. The essay covers 1948 to 1996, with a good discussion of the civil rights era.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Lulu Belle Madison White

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Lulu Belle Madison White, who lived from 1907-1957. She was a prominent civil rights advocate with the NAACP in Texas.
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iCivics

I Civics: Breaking Barriers: Constance Baker Motley

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet a woman who broke all the barriers to become a champion for civil rights: Constance Baker Motley lawyer, state senator, and federal judge. [1:52]
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Civil Rights and Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides an overview of civil rights legislation, including an explanation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There are links to other sites on the subject of civil rights in general.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the timeline of the history Civil Rights in the United States including major milestones in the African-American, disabled, Native American, and women's suffrage movements.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Timeline of African American Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the timeline of the history African-American Civil Rights in the United States from the Emancipation Proclamation to the March on Washington to Barack Obama becoming president on this website.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Source: Civil Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian offers a variety of teaching supplements to be used in lessons on civil rights such as documents, teaching strategies, and historic photographs. Civil rights for other minorities are also discussed.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about Civil Rights glossary and terms including segregation, Jim Crow laws, disabilities, apartheid, suffrage, poll tax, and more. Definitions and words you need to know.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Civil Rights

For Students 1st - 9th
An interactive crossword puzzle about civil rights on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about Civil Rights. Learn about history and have fun at the same time.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Liberation Movements of the 1970s

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the emergence of the American Indian Movement, the gay rights movement, and second-wave feminism.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an informative biography discussing the role Thurgood Marshall had in the Civil Rights Movement, particularly as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Concerned White Citizens of Alabama Scrapbook

For Students 9th - 10th
These materials document the philosophy and activities of the Concerned White Citizens of Alabama, who fought for racial equality and voting rights for African Americans; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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Pbs Learning Media: March on Washington Flyers

For Students 9th - 10th
These 1963 flyers announce the speakers and issues for the March on Washington; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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Pbs Learning Media: Eleventh Commandment Flyer

For Students 9th - 10th
This flyer from the 1962 Birmingham selective buying campaign encourages African Americans to boycott discriminatory businesses; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rev. Frank Dukes: Selective Buying Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
In this oral history from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Frank Dukes describes his role in the 1962 boycott of discriminatory stores and businesses.
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Pbs Learning Media: Freedom Riders, Jim Zwerg

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interview transcript from People's Century, northern civil rights activist and Freedom Rider Jim Zwerg describes his experiences.

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