PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Affirmative Action and the Usa
In this video from Wide Angle, two American NAACP lawyers arrive to advise Brazilian civil rights organizations, leading to a discussion of differences between race relations in the U.S. and Brazil.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay that speaks of the major events and legacies of the Civil Rights Movement.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Ralph Ellison
A cross-curricular lesson plan from PBS on Ralph Ellison's novel, "The Invisible Man." Ties a U.S. History study of the struggle for equality and civil rights with an analysis of the novel.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: w.e.b. Du Bois
Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.
The Henry Ford
Rosa Parks Bus at Henry Ford Museum
This site tells the story of Rosa Parks but also the story of the bus and what happened to it and with it through the years.
Made From Media
Made From History: 18 Key Figures From the Civil Rights Movement
This collection of images showcases people who played pivotal roles in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Black Past
Black Past: Fisk Jubilee Singers
In this interesting encyclopedia article, you can read about the beginning of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a gospel group which performed spirituals all over the country and the world.
Black Past
Black Past: White, Walter
A brief encyclopedia entry about the influential civil rights leader, Walter White.
Black Past
Black Past: Wiley, George Alvin
This concise encyclopedia entry recounts the life of George Alvin Wiley, founder of the civil rights organization, CORE.
Black Past
Black Past: Wilkins, Roy
This encyclopedia entry recounts briefly the life of Roy Wilkins, a very influential civil rights leader.
Black Past
Black Past: Wright, Jonathan
The importance of Jonathan Wright's legal career is explained in this encyclopedia article.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Travel Places of the Civil Rights Movement
This site provides a list of historic places of the Civil Rights Movement, complete with an itinerary and a map. Clicking on a place on the map will give information about that place.
Library of Congress
Loc: Civil Rights Jim Crow in America
A collection of primary source materials that reflect the Jim Crow laws in the United States. Includes analysis tools and teacher guides.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
Selected (9) reading passages (grades 10-12) to pair with "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. In this novel about family connections and racial equality, Lily Owens and Rosaleen, Lily's housekeeper, run away to Tiburon, South...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Martin Luther King, Jr.
A brief biography of civil rights hero, Martin Luther King, Jr. This article touches on his early life, but focuses on his actions as a leader of nonviolent change to bring equality to African Americans. Find a speech given by Robert...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fighting for Gender and Racial Equality
In this lesson middle schoolers will examine the lives of key leaders and events in the fight for gender and racial equality at the turn of the 20th century. Through this inquiry study students will choose one of these leaders or events...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement
A quick comprehension check over the early steps in the Civil Rights Movement.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Massive Resistance and the Little Rock Nine
Read about resistance to desegregation and the nine African American students who dared to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Learn about Rosa Parks's courageous decision to fight discrimination and the boycott that ended segregation on public buses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement
Learn about the origins, strategies, and unfinished business of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Civil Rights Movement: Women's Leadership
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women's leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet the women who led the civil rights movement as organizers, political strategists, marchers,...
Other
Cyark: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Located in downtown Washington DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the first on the National Mall not devoted to a U.S....
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Civil Rights Movement
Learners develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine actions and interactions during the Regan administration and their impact on the Civil Rights Movement.
Digital History
Digital History: The March on Washington
In August 1963, more than 200,000 people marched from the Washington Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. Read about that day in this brief article.