National Endowment for the Humanities
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Rise of Social Reform in the 1930's
Eleventh graders explore the various roles that Eleanor Roosevelt took on. For this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze the views that Eleanor Roosevelt held as an advocate for social justice. Students evaluate her contributions to...
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The Scramble for Wealth And Power
Young scholars participate in a simulation activity involving the distribution of the world's wealth and power. The activity starts when 100 pennies, representing wealth and power, are spread on the floor and students must grab as many...
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Breaking News English: Aung San Suu Kyi
In this Aung San Suu Kyi worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Newscasts From Tiananmen Square
Students study the issues surrounding the Tiananmen Square Massacre through student-produced newscasts. They read, "China after Mao" to understand the intellectual and political climate of the times surrounding the Tiananmen Square...
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Holidays--Martin Luther King Day
In this Martin Luther King Day worksheet, students answer ten questions associated with Martin Luther King and his special day.
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The Millennium Promise in Africa
Students compete activities related to the viewing of a documentary film. After viewing the documentary, The Dairy of Angelina Jolie and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa, students participate in a discussion of the leading factors leading to...
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Hunger Usa
Students participate in a variety of activities as they explore and discuss their attitudes and values concerning hunger and other poverty-related factors in the USA.
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Design a New Dollar Coin
Students create a design for a new coin after researching people who have impacted history. Students must write a persuasive essay about why this person should be memorialized on the dollar coin and present their person to the class.
Ed Change
Who Said It? A Re-Perception Quiz
In this controversial issues learning exercise, learners read 15 famous quotations on controversial topics and identify who said each of them.
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ON BECOMING A NONVIOLENT WARRIOR
Students examine the concept of non-violent social change. In this lesson on social change, students research and role play to demonstrate ways in which this might be accomplished while making connections to various events in history.
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Eyes on the Prize: The Philosophy of Nonviolence
Learners examine the goals and rationale of nonviolence. As a class, they identify the concept of the Beloved Country and how they wanted to use nonviolence to achieve it. They discuss how the philosophy of nonviolence can relate to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Leader, Rev. C. T. Vivian
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, the Reverend C. T. Vivian remembers his leadership role in the Civil Rights Movement and the risks civil rights activists took in challenging segregation.
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Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer
A profile of the life and leadership of Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist best known for her stirring testimony at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
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Pbs Learning Media: Remembering Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height
In this video segment, NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill remembers civil rights activist Dr. Dorothy Height, who was a leader in both the African-American and women's rights movements. [5:06]
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Pbs Learning Media: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist
Through two primary source activities and a short video, students will learn about Parks' lifelong commitment to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Pbs: American Experience: Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement
Companion site to the televised documentary "Eyes on the Prize" provides access to a full complement of primary sources on the civil rights movement (1954-85), reflections of the people involved, profiles of important figures, image...
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Richard Gregory
A condensed biography of Richard "Dick" Gregory, comedian and Civil Rights activist.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Juanita Abernathy
Learn about the achievements of civil rights activist Juanita Abernathy in this concise biography.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Xernona Clayton
Read a concise biography of a Civil Rights Activist and broadcaster from Georgia.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Lena Horne
Read this brief biography of singer/actress Lena Horne regarding her role as a Civil Rights Activist.
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Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Civil Rights Movement Marches On
An examination of the civil rights movement of African Americans in the 1960s. Discusses the different forms of protest, the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr., the rise of Black Power, the Black Panthers, and Malcolm X. This is...
Made From Media
Made From History: 18 Key Figures From the Civil Rights Movement
This collection of images showcases people who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Black Past
Black Past: Civil Rights Congress (1946 1956)
This encyclopedia entry talks about the Civil Rights Congress, a group that gave legal defense for blacks, but was hampered by its support of the Communist Party during the Cold War.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Ivan Allen
Ivan Allen started as a segregationist and became and advocate for Civil Rights. Learn more about him in this brief biography.