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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the action of Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, triggering a massive bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr. The boycott became the impetus for a Supreme Court ruling that...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Malcolm X Amd the Nation of Islam

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief biography of a leader for black power, Malcolm X. Read about his early life and conversion to the Nation of Islam. Find out what his goals were for blacks in America, and see how the means to the end was different from Martin...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1963 protest that culminated with Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Martin Luther King, Jr. Comprehension Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is geared for a comprehension activity for the book, "My Brother, Martin" by Christine King Farris (MLK Jr.'s sister). It is intended to be a comprehension lesson based around the reading...
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Handout
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Coretta Scott King

For Students 9th - 10th
Coretta Scott King is featured in this informational biography for her role in the Civil Rights Movement and as the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: I Have a Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great cross-curricular activity, students will create a diamante poem based on their feelings regarding Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The First March From Selma

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article details a key event in the civil rights struggle--the demonstration organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, when 525 people met a police blockade on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Thinking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided course, you will be looking at several pieces of literature in many different forms. This unit will teach you some principles of thinking and learning and how to use basic literary terms in the analysis of literature....
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Curated OER

National Park Service: We Shall Overcome: Lincoln Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures and text recount the March on Washington and King's speech at the Lincoln Memorial at this National Park Service site.
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Mlk Memorial Opens on Anniversary of Historic March

For Students 9th - 10th
A memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. took its place in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The date was chosen to commemorate the March on Washington and his "I Have a Dream" speech of August 28, 1963. Obstacles to the King Memorial...
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "The Power of Love" Visualization

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the power of love. Details that show love are blue while details that show forgiveness are red. Click on any...
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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.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: American Dream: I Have a Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech to talk about the American Dream, word choice, and persuasion.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this lesson, students identify individual, personal, and political rights (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to own property) by analyzing lives of historical African American...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Famous Americans Review

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the Famous Americans for the second grade VA SOLs. It uses Activotes to test their knowledge. Famous Americans include George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Jackie Robinson, Martin...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Gettysburg Address

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students analyze historical speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King to find rhetorical devices and features that make these speeches memorable.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Rhetorical Devices and Historically Significant Speeches

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives students the opportunity to analyze Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech and identify the rhetorical devices that make them...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: March on Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the history of the March on Washington including Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, the Big Six planners, and the results such as Civil Rights Act in 1964 on this site.
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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.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford University: Lesson Plan on Letter From Birmingham Jail

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive six-part lesson plan that encourages students to study the concept of non-violence as it was practiced during the confrontation that took place in Birmingham in 1963. This led to the famous letter written by Dr. King in...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Famous Americans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart you will be able to teach about Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, George Washington, Pocahontas, Martin Luther King, Jr., and President's Day.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Manuscript Reading Room: Patsy T. Mink Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the personal and political life of Patsy T. Mink, respected politician from Hawaii and women's rights advocate. Included are copies of her private letters.. written to Martin Luther King and other significant individuals.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Finishing the Dream: 1965: We Shall Overcome

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of archival video clips highlighting a peaceful protest in Alabama in 1965 that ended in a confrontation with state troopers known as "Bloody Sunday." This was followed by a four-day march with Martin Luther King, Jr., and a...
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Website
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950 1970

For Students 9th - 10th
View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA television stations including 230 video clips that feature both national events, such as the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as well as...

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