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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Women & Girls in the Criminal Justice System: Lesson 3: The State of the Criminal Justice System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will look at restorative justice as a competing model, learn more about the state of the criminal justice system, and express their opinions about the topic to an elected leader. The prison population has exploded in the United...
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Mosaic: Migrations

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress surveys the migration of African Americans to out of the South after the Civil War. Features include statistics, maps, and reasons for the migration.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Discussion Guides: Dear America

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Good for classrooms and book groups, this site offers background, summary, discussion topics and questions, as well as activities. There's also an interview with the author.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: Postcards, African Americans Picking Cotton

For Students 9th - 10th
Though given the right to vote, African-American men and women faced discrimination and racist practices that often prevented them from voting in the early 20th century. Read about some of these practices, and how, for example, the Texas...
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Other

Afgen.com: Elijah Muhammad

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short, but detailed biography from Afgen.com of Elijah Muhammad's life and religious influence. It is an excellent place to start research.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Martin Luther King, Jr. Comprehension Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is geared for a comprehension activity for the book, "My Brother, Martin" by Christine King Farris (MLK Jr.'s sister). It is intended to be a comprehension lesson based around the reading...
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American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Susie (Baker) King Taylor

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a PowerPoint resource that gives factual account of Susie King Taylor's life and involvement in the Civil War.
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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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CNN

Cnn: Officials Investigate Incidents at Black Churches

For Students 9th - 10th
A CNN.com/AP article discussing the law enforcement's treatment of incidents at African-American churches in South Carolina.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Black History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A to Z Teacher Stuff provides lesson plans that specifically target the accomplishments of African-Americans or the African-American culture.
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Curated OER

Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores Black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. Content includes the work of abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century, depictions of the long journey...
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Curated OER

Massachusetts Historical Society: Phillis Wheatley

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography of Phillis Wheatley, along with poems and letters written by her.