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PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: Strange Fruit: Protest Music Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to audio clips of songs of protest from eight eras of U.S. history. Explore the lyrics, learn about the songwriters, and gather background information on the music that served and continues to serve as a catalyst for thought,...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Volume Iii, 1917 1968: Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of 13 primary resources with questions for discussion and links to supplemental material about the various forms of protest undertaken by African Americans in pursuit of civil rights and how it helped shape identity.
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BBC

Bbc News: Week of 5 26 14: Thai Coup: Protests Begin in Bangkok

For Students 9th - 10th
Following a military coup, protests are happening on the streets of Bangkok. Includes video.
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Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Protest and Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a larger website provided by Arizona State University on Chicano art, this learning is focused on "Protest and Persuasion," in art, particularly in printmaking or making murals. Includes lessons, sample work, and more.
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Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Who Won? Student Protest and Politics of Campus Dissent

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore American college students' political views, convictions, and concerns in the midst of the war in Vietnam through several articles, images, further reading, and writing assignments. Student protests on campuses across the nation...
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BBC

Bbc: Mid East Unrest: Syrian Protests in Damascus and Aleppo

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the beginning of the protests in Syria during which the masses called for democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. Links to related articles are featured. (March 15, 2011)
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: African American Protest Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about African American protest poetry and what was motivating it. This article takes a look at protest poetry during slavery, during the period of segregation and Jim Crow, and after political obstacles to equality were removed....
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Other

The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part One

For Students 9th - 10th
An article identifying the significant role the printing press played during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Reports of Violence in Libyan Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and summary by PBS on the violent uprising of February, 2011. The video discusses the fact that Moammar Gadhafi has engaged the military to handle the protests. February, 2011
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BBC

Bbc: Colombians in Huge Farc Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the anti-FARC protests taking place in Bogota, Colombia. Links to related articles and videos are provided. (February 4, 2008)
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BBC

Bbc: 1989: Czech Police Crush Protest Rally

For Students 9th - 10th
The people of Czechoslovakia reached a boiling point in 1989 with citizens clamoring for political economic, and social reforms. This article by the BBC portrays how demonstrations for such reforms ended with tragedy when the police...
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BBC

Bbc: Romania Protest and the Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC offers a brief but informative look at the Timisoara Massacre in 1989. Examines the causes of the protest and the bloodshed that followed. A great resource on the event.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Nonviolent Resistance and Indian Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on Mohondas Gandhi and his nonviolent resistance against British rule of India. It features links to Gandhi's biography, his ejection from a train in...
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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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the art that influenced the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
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Read Works

Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Grandma Was a Protester

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares information about a young girl's grandmother who protested the Vietnam War. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Stamp Act and Methods of Protest [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The impostition of the Stamp Act hit a nerve with the English colonists. Read about the many forms of protest against the act from the primary sources provided. Think about whether the repeal of the Stamp Act was a Pyrrhic victory in...
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BBC

Bbc: Mass Student Protests in Colombia

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the mass protests occurring in Colombia concerning the policies of President Juan Manuel Santos. (April 7, 2011)
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Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: American Protest Over the Sinking of the Lusitania

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a statement by William Jennings Bryan protesting the sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Protestant Reformation and Religious Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
The Catholic Church came under scrutiny during the 15th century which led to reformation. This provides learning resources, lessons, videos, and primary sources to enhance studying this era.
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University of Michigan

Bentley Historical Library: A Decade of Dissent: Student Protests at Michigan

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and analysis on the student-led resistance to the war in Vietnam at the University of Michigan.
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University of Calgary

The Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents the Protestant Reformation in brief outline form from "Background" to "Roman Catholic Reformation."
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Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: The Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief review ofthe history of the Protestant Reformation in Germany during a time of many changes throughout the nation. Understand how the Augsburg Confession evoloved.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: 1450 1750 Renaissance and Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to embedded videos and other information about World History: 1450 - 1750 Renaissance and Reformation including the The Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, Spanish and Portuguese Empires, Mughal rule in...

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