Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about Martin Luther King Jr.
Lesson Plan
Teachnology

Teachnology: Teacher Guide to Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A complete unit of ideas for Martin Luther King Jr. is featured with related lesson plans and activities.
Handout
Other

The James Meredith March

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site, you can view photos, read a personal account, and learn the history behind this historic March that took place in 1966.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Birmingham Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Birmingham Campaign that was part of the Civil Rights movement for African Americans against segregation and southern Jim Crow laws on this light.
Article
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Rosa Parks started a revolution by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Read about the Montgomery bus boycott, and see how the nonviolent actions of supporters of the Civil Rights movement succeeded in using the boycott to inspire more...
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Emmett Till

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical details on Emmett Till, the African-American teenager whose murder catalyzed the emerging civil rights movement.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Watts Riots 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1965, the Watts Riots broke out in an African American neighborhood in Los Angeles sparked by allegations of police brutality.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Freedom Riders

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides numerous detailed facts and a summary of the Freedom Riders who boarded their buses in May 1961 to test segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals in the South.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Little Rock Nine

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn detailed facts about the Little Rock Nine crisis, the refusal to admit 9 African American students to the racially segregated Little Rock Central High in Arkansas in 1957.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed facts and a summary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a protest against segregation on public buses that began on December 1, 1955. It was led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Racial Segregation History in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains numerous facts about black segregation history in the United States from the Civil War through the end of the Civil Rights Movement.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Mlk Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Features detailed facts and a summary of the assassination of Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, by James Earl Ray.
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: The Murder of Emmett Till

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events that led up to the murder of teenager Emmett Till and the ensuing trial that let the perpetrators go free. This verdict acted as a catalyst to propel the Civil Rights Movement forward.
Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Lulu B. White (1900 1957)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Lulu Belle Madison White. She was a prominent civil rights advocate with the NAACP in Texas.
Graphic
Other

Rosa Parks Library and Museum: Rosa Parks Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about the life of Rosa Parks as well as a page on the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
For nearly two decades, Dr. King led the Civil Rights Movement in 20th century America. This concise biography launches into the strides made from his passion and perseverance.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Timeline of African American Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the timeline of the history African-American Civil Rights in the United States from the Emancipation Proclamation to the March on Washington to Barack Obama becoming president on this website.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Civil Rights

For Students 1st - 9th
An interactive crossword puzzle about civil rights on this site.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about Civil Rights. Learn about history and have fun at the same time.
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: Small Acts of Courage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After researching local heroes of the civil rights movement through secondary sources and through primary source interviews, students write biographies of these unsung heroes. The biographies, along with digital photographs, are compiled...
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: The Civil Rights Movement (A Web Project)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This comprehensive lesson plan has students thoroughly researching and creating a Civil Rights Movement project.
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan has students experiencing discrimination and discussing their experience.
Website
Other

Cain: Key Events Bloody Sunday, Derry 30 January 1972

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed account of the occurrences on January 30, 1972, in the town of Derry in Northern Ireland. If you have seen the movie, this site is a good companion to the film. There are eyewitness accounts, photos from the massacre and up to...
Unknown Type
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Selma to Montgomery March

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most famous events in Civil Rights history, this report covers the Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights.