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Time, Inc.: Martin Luther King Jr.: Never Again Where He Was

For Students 9th - 10th
Original article text from Time Magazine, January 3, 1964, in which Martin Luther King, Jr. was featured as "Man of the Year."
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Stanford University

Mlk and Global Freedom Struggle: Congress of Racial Equality

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry explores the involvement of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in America's civil rights struggle throughout the late 1950s and into the mid-1960s.
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Black Past

Black Past: Civil Rights Congress (1946 1956)

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry talks about the Civil Rights Congress, a group that gave legal defense for blacks, but was hampered by its support of the Communist Party during the Cold War.
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Black Past

Black Past: Wiley, George Alvin

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise encyclopedia entry recounts the life of George Alvin Wiley, founder of the civil rights organization, CORE.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Desegregation Integration, Making of African American Identity: V.3

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents James Farmer (1920-1999), a major figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, and the distinction he draws between integration and desegregation, two terms often used interchangeably and often confused.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Congress of Racial Equality (Core) Actions 1942 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)with maps and charts showing the geography of CORE activism.