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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Egyptian Protesters Demand President Step Down

For Students 9th - 10th
Wild, violent protests in Egypt over the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Many young people have joined the protests due to lack of jobs and education in Egypt. Article also reports on the importance of social media such as...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Collaboration of Sites, Sounds: Wikis to Catalog Protest Songs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson makes a connection to popular culture by asking learners to research and analyze contemporary and historic protest songs and to catalogue them in a class wiki.
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New York Times

New York Times: Yemen Protests (2011)

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides a concise current overview of the protests occurring in Yemen as well as a comprehensive timeline of the events leading up to and that occurred during the protests. Links to related...
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Other

The Protestant Reformed Churches in America

For Students 9th - 10th
This website deals with The Protestant Reformed Churches in America, a movement consisting of twenty-seven churches in the United States and Canada. This Church is an entirely separate entity than the commonly known Christian Reformed...
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Other

Trade Summit Protesters Battle in Quebec City 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
An American left-wing website reports on the protesters in Quebec City in 2001 that accompanied the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) Summit hosted by Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Offers students a glimpse at the wide variety...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Social Media and Non Violent Protest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan tackles the turbulent events in Egypt and other Middle East countries by asking students to examine political cartoons and understand how social and traditional media served as a tool for the nonviolent protests. February, 2011
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Calisphere: Social Reform 1950s 1970s: Everyday Life From Postwar to Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs show everyday life in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World History: The Renaissance and Protestant Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive learning module on Renaissance and Reformation explores its evolution, culture, contirbutions and conflict. Complete set of multi-media course resources.
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US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: Slavery and American Revolution: Voices of Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material includes Quaker petition to Congress, October 4, 1783 and Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, watercolor (reproduction) by Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick, 1811. Brief informational text.
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Mb Soft

Mb: Protestant Reformation: General Information

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Protestant Reformation that covers the causes, development, and results of the movement. Martin Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin's involvement is also discussed.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Supreme Court Considers Free Speech and Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
Hateful as these actions may seem to many people, do groups still have the right to protest under the First Amendment? Read about the case that the Supreme Court is considering involving protests at a military funeral.
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Digital History

Digital History: War Fever and Antiwar Protests

For Students 9th - 10th
What started out as a prowar inclination of American citizens at the beginning of the Mexican War soon deteriorated. Read about the opposition of politicians, clergymen, and intellectuals to the reasoning for the war, and later for the...
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Chicago History Museum

Chicago Historical Society: History Files: Parades, Protests and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of events with photos and artifacts about the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Patriotism

For Teachers 8th
A comprehensive learning module on the nature of patriotism that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include why people...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Religious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic World

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on "Early Globalization: The Atlantic World," this section explains the changes brought by the Protestant Reformation and how it influenced the development of the Atlantic World while describing Spain's response to the...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Terrorism Rising in a Troubled Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the rise of terrorism in Yemen following the protests that occurred in the country in 2011. Links to related resources (such as videos and news articles) are featured.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Civil Rights Movement Marches On

For Students 11th - 12th
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...
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of over one hundred archival video clips highlighting significant events in the history of the Civil Rights Movement since the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1954. There are ten collections covering...
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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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Royal Household

The British Monarchy: Royal Encyclopaedia: Henry Viii (R. 1509 1547)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the life and rule of King Henry VIII. Discusses his many marriages and desire for a male heir which led to the Protestant Reformation.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: Struggles for Social Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The protests of the 1960s and 70s are highlighted in original photographs. The informational text and overview discuss what groups were fighting for social justice, what the issues were and how these groups made their voices heard.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: National Women's History Museum: Parading for Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession through Washington, DC completely changed the way protests were viewed and carried out by the American public.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Women of Protest: Photographs From National Woman's Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of photographs from the Library of Congress that show the militant tactics of the National Woman's Party in its support of woman's suffrage. In addition to the photographs, there are articles about this branch of the...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Civil Rights Movement in the Bay Area

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographs and news stories highlight the social change and protest that occurred during the Civil Rights movement in the San Francisco Bay area from 1960-1965.

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