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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People Get Ready, Making of African American Identity: V. 3 AudioNational Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People Get Ready, Making of African American Identity: V. 3 Audio
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9th - 10th
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National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People Get Ready, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

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This resource describes popular anthem that expresses the early hopes of the civil rights movement by Curtis Mayfield. It explores the obstacles the civil rights movement had to overcome and the movement's affect on the lives of African Americans.

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african american community, civil rights movement, curtis mayfield, nhc toolbox: people get ready, making of african american identity: v. 3, national humanities center, civil rights movement, 1954-1968

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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