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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: William Lewis Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features William Lewis Taylor, an American lawyer and civil rights activist born Oct. 4, 1931, New York, N.Y.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie King

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie King, an American musician born March 8, 1943, Prairie Point, Miss.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Stargell

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie Stargell, an American professional baseball player who led the Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series championships in 1971 and 1979.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Willis Reed

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willis Reed, an American professional basketball player and professional and collegiate basketball coach.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Will Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Will Smith, an American actor and musician whose charisma, clean-cut good looks, and quick wit helped him transition from rap music to a successful career in acting.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Woody Strode

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Woody Strode, an American character actor who was part of director John Ford's "family" of actors, appearing in nearly a dozen of Ford's films. Strode also had a brief career as a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Zadie Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Zadie Smith, a British author known for her treatment of race, religion, and cultural identity and for her novels' eccentric characters, savvy humor, and snappy dialogue. She became a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Shirley Horn

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Shirley Horn, an American jazz artist whose ballads, sung in a breathy contralto to her own piano accompaniment, earned her both critical acclaim and popular renown. This site, rich in...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Black Troops in Union Blue

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity on African American troops in the Union Army. Students read article for background information, answer questions, then analyze and write about the controversies in a piece to be published in a mock Frederick Douglass's Paper.
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Scholastic: Dream in Color, African American Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the African American Culture and share the information through these lessons with your students. Choose from several different lesson plans and grade levels to help students learn about the African American Culture.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Thoreau and Civil Disobedience

For Students 9th - 10th
Thoreau is remembered for his simple life and passion in his proclamation on "civil disobedience." A brief biographical article highlighting his life and political enthusiasm during the era of Transcendentalism.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Race and Voting in the Segregated South

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and activity in which students read and analyze the historic challenges faced by African Americans as they sought to gain an unimpeded right to vote in the segregated South followed by activity asking students to evaluate current...
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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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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: A Brief History of Jim Crow

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an overview of the history of Jim Crow laws and questions for discussion.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the ideas, life and career of W.E.B. Dubois.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the persisitence of President Lyndon B. Johnson in finally enacting the momentous civil rights legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Find out about his adversaries and allies in getting this legislation passed.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: African Americans and the 15th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on equal rights and the series of events leading to the passage of the 15th Amendment. Includes questions for discussion and an activity in which students re-create the Voting Rights Convention.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Social Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
Article with questions for writing and discussion on the social protests of the Civil Rights Movement. Students analyze the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies used during the 50s and 60s to challenge segregation and improve...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
Article summarizing the life and work of Marcus Garvey.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Gandhi and Civil Disobedience

For Students 9th - 10th
Article which highlights the life and work of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview on the life and accomplishments of Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Literature by and About African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
A bibliography collection of literature by and about African Americans. Includes a selection of memoirs, fiction and non-fiction work.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Jackie Robinson: Desegregation Begins With a Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
Article presenting the story of Jackie Robinson and how he challenged segregation through American baseball.

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