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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Muckrakers

For Students 5th - 8th
Sometimes a pen can be wielded more lethally than a sword. Read about the brave muckrakers who exposed corruption and injustice in government and business. These journalists attacked different areas, but the result was an introduction to...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. King sought equality and human rights for African...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Roll Red Roll: Transforming a Culture of Silence Preventing Sexual Violence and Rape

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When you witness an injustice, remaining silent or acting as a bystander is an active choice that is an impediment to justice. In this lesson students will have the opportunity to examine the consequences of remaining silent specifically...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Roll Red Roll: Lesson Plan Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When you witness an injustice, remaining silent or acting as a bystander is an active choice that is an impediment to justice. In this lesson students will have the opportunity to examine the consequences of remaining silent specifically...
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Article
PBS

Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Erskine Caldwell (1903 1987)

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed biography site includes a brief analysis of the writer's work, as well as a list of suggested readings.
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Other

Mississippi Writers' Page: Ida B. Wells Barnett

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Mississippi offers a detailed biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) the famous freedom fighter is offered at this site. It includes an extensive bibliography of her works, and works about her, as well as some...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Life of Rosa Parks: Rosa Parks Sits for Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Rosa Parks, whose simple action of refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person galvanized black people into standing up against racial discrimination. This led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Article
Other

Japanese Canadian History: The War Years and Beyond: Years of Sorrow and Shame

For Students 9th - 10th
The internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II is a dark time for human rights in Canada. The Japanese Canadian History Project looks at events and the impact on the Japanese community, and on the broader Canadian community.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston through this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from the featured lesson plans for "Farewell to Manzanar."
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Read Works

Read Works: Rosa Parks: 100th Birthday

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech by President Barack Obama proclaiming February 4, 2013 as the 10th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Sojourner Truth Institute: Speeches & Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The most famous speeches given by this powerful orator are recorded here with commentary. RI.9-10.9 US Documents, W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Abbott, Robert Sengstacke

For Students 9th - 10th
An encyclopedia entry which tells about Robert Abbott, a black newspaper publisher in Chicago. There is a link to a website that gives more information.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of the short story "Gooseberries" by Anton Chekhov that revolves around the theme of social injustice and the suffering of those less fortunate.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: African American Women, 1890s

For Students 9th - 10th
See photos that are representative of the lives of African-American women at the turn of the century and read about the discrimination black women and men faced: Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and the "white primary" rule. A brief...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: If We Must Die

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about If We Must Die and find out about the many symbols and the imagery in this poem that looks at injustices to the Black community in the early part of the twentieth century.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Ibn Rushd Religion & Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
Online text by Ibn Rushd. "This text is known in English as 'On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy,' in Arabic 'Kitab fasl al-maqal,' with its appendix Damina). Also appended is an extract from Kitab al-kashf`an manahij al-adilla."...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
The Joad family leaves Oklahoma in search of work after their farm is destroyed by the Dust Bowl. They arrive in California only to find that fair jobs, food, and sympathy are scarce. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair...
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Primary
University of Virginia

Univ. Of Virigina: The New Deal for African Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an essay describing the African Americans changing of political support from Republican to Democrat in the 1930's. Includes exerpt from archived news article.
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PBS

Pbs: Africans in America: Historical Document: Banneker's Letter to Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the occasion for the writing of a letter to Thomas Jefferson by Benjamin Banneker that expresses Banneker's views on slavery and his hopes for Jefferson's support to end slavery in America. With a link to a transcript of...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: 1990 Black Heritage Series: Ida B. Wells Issue

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1990 to commemorate Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP. With a short passage on her life and contributions to ending discrimination against women and African-Americans.
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Other

Who2 Biographies: Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief summary of Marcus Garvey, African-American businessman and leader.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: Douglass Prism

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read Frederick Douglass' description of slave overseer Mr. Gore and highlight catalog in blue, anadiplosis in red, and chiasmus in green.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Scottsboro Case

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article tells about the several trials of the so-called Scottsboro Boys. This case became a beacon for later civil rights movements.

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