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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Civil Rights and Vietnam (1948 1975)

For Students 9th - 10th
A unit guide and primary sources supply to assist with learning about the Civil Rights Movement in America as well as the activities taking place in Vietnam. Why was America fighting for civil rights across the seas while struggling with...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion site to the televised documentary "Eyes on the Prize" provides access to a full complement of primary sources on the civil rights movement (1954-85), reflections of the people involved, profiles of important figures, image...
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Arche: Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site represents the first phase of a civil rights project. It highlights Atlanta's role in the movement from 1940 to 1970, provides a timeline of key events, and offers information on other civil rights printed and online resources....
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Civil Rights: Demanding Equality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teach the history of Civil Rights using this comprehensive learning module. Trace the movement from the 14th Amendment to modern times. The focus is on African American rights but also touches on women and disabled American's rights....
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Virginia Tech

Digital History Reader: Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Leader?

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary and secondary resources provide insight into Jackie Robinson's signing with the Dodgers. What did this mean in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement? Explore the details behind the accomplishment through the...
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New York Public Library: Africana Age: The Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive review of the Civil Rights movement from the 1940s to the 1960s. Read about the ways African Americans protested discrimination in employment and education over several years. Be sure to click on the images to find...
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: The Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore California's support of the Civil Rights Movement through primary source photos and documents from the 1950s.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Civil Rights Movement Marches On

For Students 11th - 12th
An examination of the civil rights movement of African Americans in the 1960s. Discusses the different forms of protest, the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr., the rise of Black Power, the Black Panthers, and Malcolm X. This is...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Documenting Brown: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped enforce the Brown ruling, a decade later.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Civil Rights Act (1964)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find an image of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. Read a brief description of how this life-changing legislation came to be.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Eeoc

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited not only discrimination based on race, but also gender. Use this lesson plan to explore the document, particularly Title VII in examining the law.
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Black Past

Black Past: Civil Rights Congress (1946 1956)

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry talks about the Civil Rights Congress, a group that gave legal defense for blacks, but was hampered by its support of the Communist Party during the Cold War.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Civil Rights Act of 1964" by National Park Service, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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University of Virginia

Virginia Center for Digital History: Television News of the Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of streaming video samples of television news footage from 1950 to 1970, along with an assortment of primary source documents, first-person accounts, a glossary of terms, and essays and analysis for learning about the...
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Other

Colorado College: A Brief History of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good explanation of the problems and political machinations that happened behind the scenes in both the House of Representatives and Senate as the wording of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was developed. See how the legislation was...
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Juanita Abernathy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the achievements of civil rights activist Juanita Abernathy in this concise biography.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Ivan Allen

For Students 9th - 10th
Ivan Allen started as a segregationist and became and advocate for Civil Rights. Learn more about him in this brief biography.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: People of the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the people and events that enacted the successful civil rights movement of the 1960s, well-organized and includes many photos.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Minorities were hit the hardest by the Great Depression. Explore the challenges African Americans, Japanese Americans, Native Americans, Filipinos, and the Jewish people faced and how those challenges led to activism. Included is a...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Urban North

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning resource using primary sources in which students study de facto segregation in the North following the Civil War and examine how African-Americans responded to segregation and racism compared to the South.
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Aclu: American Civil Liberties Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Official home of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Learn about American news, what's going on with the Supreme Court and new legislation, and more at this online interest group.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which sought to make discrimination illegal, and the resistance they faced from the public and government officials. As time passed, African Americans began to...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Competing Voices of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "Competing Voices of the Civil Rights Movement" in 2 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

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