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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Martin Luther King, Jr. [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a review of the life of this important man in the Civil Rights Movement. King believed in peaceful protests, instead of violence, to solve social problems. (In Spanish)
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Other

Cuso

For Students 9th - 10th
CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...
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University of Wisconsin: Jane Addams Book Award

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the history and purpose of the Jane Addams Book Award. It also gives a list of children's books that have won this award because they effectively promote peace, social justice and world community.
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Do something.org

For Students 9th - 10th
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Green Party History

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Online provides this profile of the Green Party in the United States and other nations.
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Civil Rights Movement 1: Coretta Scott King

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, Coretta...
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Other

University of Wisconsin: Jane Addams Book Award

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jane Addams Book Award Website provides a list of children's books that most effectively promotes the cause of peace, social justice and world community.