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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

For Students 10th - 12th
Selected (9) reading passages (grades 10-12) to pair with "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. In this novel about family connections and racial equality, Lily Owens and Rosaleen, Lily's housekeeper, run away to Tiburon, South...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sncc and Core

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), two groups that played pivotal roles in organizing nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Other

Congress of Racial Equality: Rosa Louise Parks (1915 2005)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Short biography of Rosa Parks.
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: Ralph Ellison

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross-curricular lesson plan from PBS on Ralph Ellison's novel, "The Invisible Man." Ties a U.S. History study of the struggle for equality and civil rights with an analysis of the novel.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Separate but Equal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using a thorough Glossary of Terms, students discuss the idea of being separate but equal.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode 14: Let Freedom Ring

For Students 9th - 10th
Series episode covers the civil rights movement and the struggle for equality in post-World War II America.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1963: Fury

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of archival video clips covering the racial unrest and violence in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, including the church bombing where four young black girls were killed. Also includes clips on the murder of NAACP leader Medgar...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Egalitarian America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Comprehensive teaching unit on egalitarian America: Americans that demanded political, social, and economic equality in all walks of life. Learn how the civil rights movement and an expanding mass media helped to reshape a changing...
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United Nations

Un: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this day devoted to reversing racial discrimination and how you can take part in the activism.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Mary Mc Leod Bethune

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary McLeod Bethune was one of the most important black educators, civil and women's rights leaders, and government officials of the twentieth century.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Citizenship, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Public addresses, letters, and narratives about the absence of and the need for citizenship rights for African Americans. Links to resources used to lobby for equal rights are provided at the top of the page.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief biography of civil rights hero, Martin Luther King, Jr. This article touches on his early life, but focuses on his actions as a leader of nonviolent change to bring equality to African Americans. Find a speech given by Robert...
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Cyark: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in downtown Washington DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the first on the National Mall not devoted to a U.S....
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Made From Media

Made From History: 18 Key Figures From the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images showcases people who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine actions and interactions during the Regan administration and their impact on the Civil Rights Movement.
Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "And We Shall Overcome": Johnson's Special Message to Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
Read President Lyndon B. Johnson's speech before the the Congress in support of the Voting Rights Act. Feel the passion in his address and his desire to further racial equality.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s: The Kennedy Promise

For Students 11th - 12th
Discusses Kennedy's rise to power and the challenges he faced from within the government, his focus on foreign policy, the conflict with Cuba, American involvement in Vietnam, support for racial equality and civil rights, and Kennedy's...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: The Masses

For Students 9th - 10th
The Masses was a socialist magazine begun in 1911. Under the direction of Max Eastman, the magazine became an advocate of racial equality and women's rights and promoted many writers and artists. It was well known for its political art,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Separate Is Not Equal: Jim Crow Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Find Jim Crow laws, see signs, and read restrictive covenants that restricted freedom of movement, housing, and use of public facilities by African Americans in the late 19th and 20 centuries.
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American Public Media

American Radio Works: The Southern Manifesto

For Students 9th - 10th
The Southern Manifesto, written in opposition to the racial integration of public places and condemning the Supreme Court's 1954 school desegregation decision, was signed by 101 congressmen from the Deep South.
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Other

Learning for Justice: Test Yourself for Hidden Bias

For Students 9th - 10th
Test for your hidden bias. Even though we believe we see and treat people as equals, hidden biases may still influence our perceptions and actions. Each test takes about five minutes, and your privacy is protected.
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Encyclopedia Virginia: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the Civil Rights Act of 1964, paying particular attention to how Virginia Representative Howard W. Smith added an amendment intended to kill the act by making it cover gender discrimination as well as racial. Read...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 3rd - 8th
The fist African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, W.E.B. DuBois was not only an inspirational and extraordinary individual, but a champion in the fight for equality and the end of racism. Read about his founding of the organization...

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