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University of Virginia

Virginia Center for Digital History: Television News of the Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of streaming video samples of television news footage from 1950 to 1970, along with an assortment of primary source documents, first-person accounts, a glossary of terms, and essays and analysis for learning about the...
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PBS

Pbs: Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS always provides an excellent website! This time they turn their attention to the famous Brown case. Site presents educational photos and narrative about the long road to Brown and the long road ahead.
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Other

Sweatt v. Painter Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has just about everything one might want to know in an investigation of the important Supreme Court decision in Sweatt vs. Painter.
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Other

In Pursuit of Freedom & Equality: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

For Students 9th - 10th
Teachers and students can find a comprehensive summary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case. Learn about the myths and find out the truth. The activities offered are especially meaningful. Students can perform a...
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Other

Civil Rights Greensboro: Greensboro Sit Ins at Woolworth's

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed description of the sit-ins at the Greensboro, North Carolina, Woolworth's store and other businesses in that city during the first part of 1960. These sit-ins were to call attention to the segregation of public businesses...
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Lesson Plan on the Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive five part lesson plan that teaches student how to use what happend in the famous bus boycott for both content knowledge and also how to apply to other social movements. The role of Rosa Parks is examined in detail.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Jazz Age: Redefining the Nation 1919 1929: Transformation and Backlash

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the role nativism played in 1920s America, the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, the disconnect between urban and rural lifestyles and values, and the fractious debate over evolution that was highlighted in the Scopes trial.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
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Other

Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement: The Sit Ins

For Students 9th - 10th
Find photographs of many of the sit-ins at lunch counters in stores in the South to protest "whites only" laws. Each photo has information about the sit-ins and the results.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion to a four-part PBS series about Jim Crow has a timeline with links to significant events and people, video and audio clips from the series, and in-depth backgrounders on Jim Crow issues and impacts.
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Stanford University

Mlk and the Global Freedom Struggle: Sit Ins

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the organization behind the sit-ins at southern businesses, first in Greensboro, North Carolina, then spread throughout the south. Of interest is the prominence of student-led protest. Be sure to look at the related events and...
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Separate but Not Equal

For Students 9th - 10th
Telling pictures of elementary schools for Blacks and Whites during the 50s and 60s. Discusses the situation in Prince Edward County that led to the Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County court case.
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Civil Rights Movement Veterans

For Students 9th - 10th
Remembrances of Civil Rights Movement workers who were active in the 1960s and '70s. Excellent site to gauge the impact of the movement on the workers themselves. Information about the Movement with eyewitness stories, poetry,...
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Other

New York Public Library: Africana Age: The Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive review of the Civil Rights movement from the 1940s to the 1960s. Read about the ways African Americans protested discrimination in employment and education over several years. Be sure to click on the images to find...
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Official Program for March on Washington(1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a copy of the original program for the March on Washington that featured Martin Luther King. Provides a summary of the civil rights movement at that time.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: People of the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the people and events that enacted the successful civil rights movement of the 1960s, well-organized and includes many photos.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Perspectives: Ida B. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the efforts of Ida B. Wells to combat lynchings of African Americans that were still occurring mainly in the South during the first part of the 20th century.
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Other

Fac: Curfews, Loitering, and Freedom of Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article offers a well-documented overview of this constitutional freedom, as well as an FAQ section and additional cases and resources focused specifically on this aspect of the First Amendment. (Published Sept. 16, 2002 /...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: African American History

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around African American history. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: African American History Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
February is African American History Month and a great time to investigate the contributions that African Americans have made to the history and cultural development of the United States. Resources include general information, lesson...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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

Pbs Learning Media: Activism in the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive lesson, students will learn about the historical background of racial segregation and the brave individuals and groups who stood up against segregation during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit spotlights the voice of African American Women leaders in the movement and highlights their significant roles and contributions.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Race v Ethnicity: Curious Case of Rachel Dolezal, Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
Rachel Dolezal was an NAACP chapter president who was discovered to be white while claiming to be black. This article tells the story of her downfall, and looks at the possible motivations for her deceit. It discusses the controversy...

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