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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Presidential Library: John F. Kennedy Becomes 35th President

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the inauguration of John F. Kennedy as 35th president of the United States. In addition, find out about the issues he dealt with in his term of office.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Rosa Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on Rosa Parks, a "black American civil rights activist" who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Education & Knowledge: What Is the Goal of Education?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the goal of education?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Digital History

Digital History: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the opposition against it, and how the law prohibited discrimination in voting, housing, public facilities, and employment.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.2 Mendel's Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the basics behind Mendelian genetics.
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Digital History

Digital History: Eisenhower and Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Like other U.S. presidents before and after him, Dwight D. Eisenhower was only proactive in instituting civil rights in a very limited way, such as ending segregation in the District of Columbia, including the federal government, and any...
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: Part 1 of the Civil Rights Era: Desegregation

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos, cartoons and text sum up the post war period and efforts to fight segregation in the military by President Truman.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Forever Free: The 1880s: Elias Mayes

For Students 9th - 10th
Elias Mayes was was an African American legislator in Texas during Reconstruction. Read about the committees he served on, his view on segregation, and some of the problems he faced.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Thurgood Marshall's life and efforts as a fighter against segregation. This article includes related links and pictures.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Albert S. Burleson, Postmaster General

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting facts about the life of Albert S. Burleson before, during, and after his stint as the Postmaster General in the Wilson administration. The first Texan to ever serve in the cabinet, he was unpopular because of his acts to...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Nicodemus National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Park Service provides the history of Nidodemus, Kansas, first western town planned by and for African-Americans. Settled by exodusters, the town served as a symbol as a land of opportunity for blacks escaping...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about Civil Rights glossary and terms including segregation, Jim Crow laws, disabilities, apartheid, suffrage, poll tax, and more. Definitions and words you need to know.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Carlton Moss

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Carlton Moss, a filmmaker who inspired later African American filmmakers with the industrial, training, and educational films that he made in the era when segregation and discrimination...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Fred Shuttlesworth

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Fred Shuttlesworth, an American minister and civil rights activist who established, with Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and who...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Mabel Keaton Staupers

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Mabel Keaton Staupers, a Caribbean-American nurse and organization executive, most noted for her role in eliminating segregation in the Armed Forces Nurse Corps during World War II.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History features Nelson Mandela, a black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk...

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