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Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Latino Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Latinos in the US, like African Americans, were oftentimes discriminated against and forgotten about. Noticing African American activist techniques for recognition, many Latinos in the US began to organize and pressure the government for...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Others Demand Equality

For Students 5th - 8th
Many other groups learned how to push for their civil rights from African Americans' civil rights movement. Read about the Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and gays as they worked to achieve equal treatment under the law.
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PBS

Pbs: American g.i. Forum: Hector P. Garcia

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the website associated with the PBS series called "The Border." This article discusses the role of Hector Garcia in the Hispanic civil rights movement after World War II.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Workers' Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
As America grew, so did its production of agriculture and manufacturing, leading to a rise in workers and their demands. Study the history of worker's rights in America from the Industrial Revolution to today. This collection includes 13...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Carlos Almaraz

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Carlos Almaraz. Almaraz worked as a founding member of the "Chicano art collective Los Four." The site, in addition to the brief...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a series of curricular resources on the Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The site is primarily directed toward teachers to strengthen their teaching skills but has other content beyond those dedicated to lesson...
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Other

Alfredo Zalce "Gran Artista Mexicano"

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on Mexican mural artist, Alfredo Zalce. Hundreds of photographs, interviews and images with pages in both English and Spanish.

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