Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 253: Doug Jones

9th - 10th
Today we discuss attorney Doug Jones, who successfully prosecuted two Birmingham bombers.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 246: Civil Rights Activists Part 1: Fred Shuttlesworth

9th - 10th
Today we discuss the life of Fred Shuttlesworth, a leading figure of the civil rights movement.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Today's Civil Rights Activists: Bree Newsome

9th - 10th
Arrested for taking down the Confederate flag at the South Carolina State House grounds in 2015, Bree Newsome describes how she became an activist, in this video from Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now. While she has always been politically...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights: Internet Activism and Social Change

9th - 10th
Examine social media's influence in America's Civil Rights movement and its role in democratizing the media, in this video from Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now. Activists, including DeRay McKesson, use social media to support the work of...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Black Lives Matter: Campaigning for Racial Justice

9th - 10th
Learn about the origins, objectives, and makeup of Black Lives Matter, an activist black youth-led movement that campaigns against police brutality and other forms of racism, in this video from Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now. The...