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The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement

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Deepen understanding of the Civil Rights Movement with this collection of primary documents. This resource contains 22 video transcripts about desegregation, voting rights, black power, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and more. You might consider having your class analyze and discuss these primary documents. These could be used in stations, as evidence for argument essays, or in a larger project.

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primary sources, primary source analysis, brown v. board of education, segregation, desegregation, martin luther king jr., the civil rights movement

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civil rights movement, video clip transcripts, martin luther king jr., primary documents, black panthers, black power, brown v. board of education, desegregation, freedom rides, social studies
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8th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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