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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: African Americans, Women, and the Gi Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Although the GI Bill was intended to provide benefits to all WWII veterans, African Americans and women who had served had difficulties taking advantage of them due to discriminatory practices at the state and local levels.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass Life and Work

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual museum exhibit from National Park Service focuses on Frederick Douglass. It offers a biography of Frederick Douglass, lesson plans, an image gallery, and a virtual tour of his home.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

National Park Service: Picturing Nonviolence or Nonexistence [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan teaches students about Dr. King's philosophy of nonviolence. This is a PDF document.
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Handout
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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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Shaping a New America

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the protest movements in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Black Power movement, including Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panthers.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the famous Supreme Court decision that ended school segregation, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).