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Afscme: "I've Been to the Mountaintop" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the the events of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike which drew Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis, which is where he was soon to be assassinated. Excellent source of primary sources and first hand accounts of the...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Sncc and Core

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the two civil rights groups that organized nonviolent protests during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Kent State Shooting

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed and interesting information pertaining to the four students shot dead at Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970.
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Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn interesting facts about Rosa Parks, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in America.