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Rosa Parks
Students complete a variety of written and discussion activities regarding Rosa Parks and the Alabama bus boycott and how they changed an accepted way of life in America.
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Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
Learn about the events that helped shape the United States of America. Elementary schoolers explore the Civil War with six different activities. Each activity has a different focus: literature connections, primary sources, vocabulary,...
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Map It Out!
Learners open their Alabama history book to the chapter on the Civil Rights Movement noticing how the chapter is broken into headings. They read a passage and as a class, create a story map focusing on the main ideas and details.
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Ralph McGill: the "Conscience of the South"
Students view a film, "Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South." As groups of students observe the movie, they list key dates, significant persons interviewed, and cultural characteristics. Upon completion of the movie,...
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Birmingham Blues
Students investigate racial inequality and prejudice in American history through the words of Langston Hughes, an American black poet. They develop and share thoughtful collages and presentations inspired by the words of Langston Hughes.
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Rosa Parks
Students identify the heroic actions of Rosa Parks. In this African-American instructional activity, students read the book, Rosa Parks: My Storyand create a timeline of the events from the biography.
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Rosa Parks
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a biographical story about Rosa Parks. Students answer 4 questions and then summarize the story.
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The War Lesson Plan
Students view video clips of the film "The War". Several classroom activities are included and address major themes found in the film. The lessons incorporate video clips from the film as well as additional resources provided.
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Social Activism In The United States
Students explore justice issues. In this social activism instructional activity, students watch "Social Activism in the United States," and then locate newspaper articles from the 1960's and 1970's about events during the era.
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Dear Mrs. Parks Teacher's Guide
Students read and respond to the book, Dear Mrs. Parks. In this African-American literature instructional activity, students read the text and examine several vocabulary words from the text. Students answer 11 discussion questions and...
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Perseverance
Students examine how the failure of Reconstruction led to the systematic passage of Jim Crow laws in states across the South and the negative impact these laws had on the growth and development of the US.
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Before Rosa Parks: Upper Grades Activity: Frances Watkins Harper
Students analyze the rhetorical strategies Frances Watkins Harper used, such as tone, emotional appeal and descriptive language
Alabama Learning Exchange
Read All About It! Supreme Court Case Makes Headlines!
Students are assigned a landmark Supreme Court case to research. They construct a one-page newsletter on the case which include a summary of the case, two pictures and a short biography on one of the justices on the Court at that time.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Ralph David Abernathy
This brief biography of Ralph Abernathy highlights his contributions to the Civil Rights Movements.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: George C. Wallace Speech: The Civil Rights Movement
View the complete speech by Alabama governor George Wallace condemning the Civil Rights Act.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Selma to Montgomery March
One of the most famous events in Civil Rights history, this report covers the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is featured in this brief biography for her role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is featured in this brief biography for her role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Other
Civil Rights Teaching
Online companion to the book "Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching", but many useful resources for any classroom.
Digital History
Digital History: Birmingham, Alabama: Bombingham
The city that best exemplifies white resistance to integration and the tension and conflict of the civil rights movement is Birmingham, Alabama. Learn about events of and reactions to the civil rights movement of the early 1960s in...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode 14: Let Freedom Ring
Series episode covers the civil rights movement and the struggle for equality in post-World War II America.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: African American Honorees in Alabama History
Students will create a PowerPoint slide show presentation and brochure on a famous African American icon from the Alabama Calendar. Students may select famous African Americans from Alabama such as Rosa Parks, Vonetta Flowers, Dr. Mae...
Alabama Department of Archives and History
George Wallace, Gubernatorial History
An account of Wallace's time as Governor of Alabama and his changing stance on civil rights (includes a transcript of his first inaugural address.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learn about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with links to many related topics about the struggle for equality in America.