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National Park Service: People of the Civil Rights Movement
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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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Ralph Abernathy
National Parks Services offers a succinct biography of Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Julian Bond
National Park Services features a concise biography on Julian Bond, a part of the student movement for Civil Rights.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Jimmy Carter
Read a brief biography on the role Jimmy Carter played in the Civil Rights Movement.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: John Conyers, Jr.
This is a biography on John Conyers, Jr that highlights his achievements in the Civil Rights Movement.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Jesse Jackson, Sr.
This is a succinct biography on the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. and his role as a Civil Rights Leader.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: William Clinton
Read this succinct biography of President William Clinton in regards to his role in Civil Rights.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Civil Rights Movement
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement
Provides an overview and basic introduction to the civil rights movement of African Americans.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Balancing Minority and Majority Rights
This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over balancing minority and majority rights. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement
A quick comprehension check over the early steps in the Civil Rights Movement.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: African American Veterans and Civil Rights
Learn about Dorie Miller, Amzie Moore, Medgar Evers and other African American veterans who played a role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement
Learn about the origins, strategies, and unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980:civil Rights Act 1964/voting Rights Act 1965
Learn about the civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination in jobs, education, housing, public accommodations, and voting.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Read about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which sought to make discrimination illegal, and the resistance they faced from the public and government officials. As time passed, African Americans began to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: African American Veterans and the Civil Rights Movement
Many African American veterans joined the Civil Rights Movement after World War II when they found themselves facing continued discrimination at home. Learn about some of the veterans who were prominent activists.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Civil Rights What Are Yours?
Get to know and understand civil rights with the guidance of this project. Students will identify the rights given to us through the U.S. Constitution as well as the rights which affect them in school and answer some probing questions...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Activism in the Us
American sociopolitical activism became especially prominent during the period of societal upheaval which began during the 1950s. The African American civil rights movement led the way, soon followed by a substantial anti-war movement...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Civil Rights Movement Photo Story Timeline
In this instructional activity students will be able to explain various events that took place during the Civil Rights Movement. The students will be divided into groups of 5. Each student within the group will receive an individual role...
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: Civil Rights
This interactive activity focuses on the Civil Rights Movement.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: A New Civil Rights Movement
A very brief overview of the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, its successes and failures into the 1960s, and a prediction of despair in the 1970s.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Lyndon Johnson
Read about President Lyndon Johnson's on how to end poverty in the United States as well as how to protect civil rights.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Ralph Mc Gill
Ralph McGill made several contributions to the Civil Rights Movement as a journalist as noted in this concise biography.
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National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Elbert Tuttle
Judge Elbert Tuttle was influential during and following the Civil Rights Movement as described in this concise biography.