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Mlksb: Why We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a holiday. Also gives a brief description on the life and work of Dr. King.
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Primary
Other

Afscme: "I've Been to the Mountaintop" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the the events of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike which drew Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis, which is where he was soon to be assassinated. Excellent source of primary sources and first hand accounts of the...
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Black Power Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set addresses the representations of the Black Power Movement through artifacts from the era, such as sermons, photographs, drawings, FBI investigations, and political manifestos.
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Article
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Rosa Parks started a revolution by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Read about the Montgomery bus boycott, and see how the nonviolent actions of supporters of the Civil Rights movement succeeded in using the boycott to inspire more...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: John Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features John Lewis, an American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and for leading the march that was halted...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: James Farmer

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features James Farmer, an American civil rights activist who, as a leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), helped shape the civil rights movement through his nonviolent activism and...
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Bobby Seale

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of Bobby Seale, African-American political activist, founder, along with Huey Newton, and national chairman of the Black Panther Party. Seale was one of a generation of young African-American radicals who broke away...
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Cesar Chavez

For Students 3rd - 8th
A biography featuring the nonviolent Cesar Chavez. With his passion for equal rights for minorities, he established more than one national organization to draw awareness to his purpose.
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eBook
Digital History

Digital History: The March on Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Other

Core: Sit Ins

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the role of the sit-in as a non-violent way to protest segregation in the South.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: To the Heart of Dixie

For Students 9th - 10th
In the early 1960s civil rights activists put the ban on segregation to the test. In 1961, "Freedom riders," boarded buses headed south to test the federal ban on segregated travel. And in 1962, the University of Mississippi was ordered...
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Article
Digital History

Digital History: Birmingham, Alabama: Bombingham

For Students 9th - 10th
The city that best exemplifies white resistance to integration and the tension and conflict of the civil rights movement is Birmingham, Alabama. Learn about events of and reactions to the civil rights movement of the early 1960s in...
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Handout
Other

Timeline of Gandhi's Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline describing the important dates in the life of Mohandas Gandhi.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: What Is the Role of Civil Disobedience Today? (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in which learners examine the history of civil disobedience and analyze whether it is a viable form of protest in today's world. They will explore quotations about law versus personal conviction in order to form a group...
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Website
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Ella Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame honors Ella Baker for her role in the Civil Rights Movement in America.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Martin Luther King Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information about Martin Luther King Jr.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Freedom Riders

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides numerous detailed facts and a summary of the Freedom Riders who boarded their buses in May 1961 to test segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals in the South.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Fannie Lou Hamer

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Graphic
Other

Rosa Parks Library and Museum: Rosa Parks Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about the life of Rosa Parks as well as a page on the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Curated OER

Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Live india.com: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Gandhi giving details of how he developed his nonviolent philosophy and the experiences that transformed his life.

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