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Primary
American Public Media

Say It Plain: Speech to Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
Booker T. Washington made a consequential speech in Atlanta in 1895, known now as the Atlanta Compromise. Read about the speech, the consessions Washington felt African-Americans needed to make, and the context in which the speech was...
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Website
Other

Pbs: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
A program to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide brings together an information site where visitors can find blogs, social media feeds, celebrity and crew diaries, videos, and up-to-date information about the...
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Civil Rights: Demanding Equality

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit embraces those individuals who have brought change to the United States in both social and political equality through a Video on Demand, activities, and other enlightening resources.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Second Wave Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1960s, influenced and inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, women of all ages began to fight to secure a stronger role in American society.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980:civil Rights Act 1964/voting Rights Act 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination in jobs, education, housing, public accommodations, and voting.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Supreme Court ruling that outlawed school segregation in the United States.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion of the people and events of the Black Power movement.