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University of North Carolina

Unc University Library: "I Raised My Hand to Volunteer"

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit contains digitized documents, images, and other archival materials relating to 1960s student protests in Chapel Hill, N.C. The exhibit is divided into four parts, relating to four different periods of protest in 1960s...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the persisitence of President Lyndon B. Johnson in finally enacting the momentous civil rights legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Find out about his adversaries and allies in getting this legislation passed.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Black Power

For Students 5th - 8th
The black power movement moved away from the nonviolence advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr. and his associates. Read about the formation of the Black Panther Party, and find their party platform. Take the brief quiz about history of...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Gains and Pains

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the legal gains made by the civil rights movement, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, juxtaposed against the real-life actions meant to deny African Americans their right to racial equality not just legally, but...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Education

For Students 5th - 8th
A result of one of the social reforms that attacked child labor was the increase in public education. See how education for all was addressed in the late 19th century, and read about the increased availability of higher education for...
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Other

Bdo Seidman, Llp: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
BDO Seidman, LLP is considered a middle tier accounting firm. Learn about this company and their plan for the future. They focus on tax, assurance, financial advisory services, and WaveBend solutions.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: A Brief History of Jim Crow

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides an overview of the history of Jim Crow laws and questions for discussion.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Dark Side of Suburbia

For Students 9th - 10th
The suburbs were not idyllic for some. Women found the conformity of them restrictive and African Americans were usually barred from living in them.
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Other

North Carolina History Project: Greensboro Sit In

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the sit-in at the Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which sought to make discrimination illegal, and the resistance they faced from the public and government officials. As time passed, African Americans began to...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sncc and Core

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), two groups that played pivotal roles in organizing nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview and basic introduction to the civil rights movement of African Americans.
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Read Works

Read Works: Boys Only Girls Only!

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating single-sex schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mendel's First Set of Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers Mendel's first set of experiments and his conclusions.
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Other

Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement: History & Timeline, 1960: Sit Ins

For Students 9th - 10th
A turbulant time during U.S. history, read about the lunch counter sit-ins of the 1960s.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Reaching to Asia

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about American entrance into the spheres of influence in Asia beginning as early as Commadore Perry and his opening of Japan. Find out about American policy in China, Theodore Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize, and U.S. relations with...
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Perspectives: Time Line of African American History

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of African American History which links to other timelines and a larger Library of Congress site on African American perspectives.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Reconstruction Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article that discusses the 13-15th amendments and their impact on social history.
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Other

National Museum of the u.s. Air Force: Tuskegee Airmen

For Students 9th - 10th
Museum site focuses on the role of the Tuskegee airmen in WWII. This site includes photos and facts about the significance of the Tuskegee airmen. Links to the exhibit guide, a lecture, and educational materials are also provided.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Pvt. Joe Louis Says

For Students 9th - 10th
View a poster from the U.S. Office of Facts and Figures of boxer Joe Louis urging African-Americans to do their part for the war. The text explains the impact of the design of the poster and Louis' part in World War II.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: "Massive Resistance" and the Little Rock Nine

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the famous civil rights protest in Little Rock, Kansas in 1957 when nine African American students attempted to enter Central High School on the first day of school. Despite the presence of federal troops at the school for the...
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Black Past

Black Past: Afro American Council (1898 1907)

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the founding of the Afro-American Council in 1898 and its goals for addressing rising violence against African Americans.
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Black Past

Black Past: Garvey, Marcus

For Students 9th - 10th
In this encyclopedia entry you can read about Marcus Garvey, newspaper entrepreneur and advocate of black pride and separatism.

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