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PBS

Pbs: Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams & Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of civil rights activist Rob Williams and his belief that Black Americans needed to draw guns on violent racists.
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Black Past

Black Past: Garvey, Marcus

For Students 9th - 10th
In this encyclopedia entry you can read about Marcus Garvey, newspaper entrepreneur and advocate of black pride and separatism.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Black Power

For Students 5th - 8th
The black power movement moved away from the nonviolence advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr. and his associates. Read about the formation of the Black Panther Party, and find their party platform. Take the brief quiz about history of...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem by Maya Angelou taps into the black pride movement during the twentieth century. This site gives an excellent analysis of the poem and its important themes.
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Black Past

Black Past: Davis Bend, Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an encyclopedia article which tells about an attempt to form an all black cooperative town in Mississippi after the Civil War.
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Black Past

Black Past: Mound Bayou

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting encyclopedia article recounts the self-segregated community of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, which was founded as a place for blacks to find economic opportunity at a time of extreme racial violence in the South.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jack London

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching students reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.