
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights unit covers the early days of the expansion of slavery in the United States through the momentous 1950s and 60s and into the modern Civil Rights Movement. Use primary documents, readings, activities and more to introduce your students to key concepts, events, and individuals of this facet of American history.
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Video
The Shelleys & the Right to Fair Housing
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Video
Stepping Forward: The Fight for College Integration
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Video
Breaking Barriers: Constance Baker Motley
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DBQuest
Historical Monuments & Meaning
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Video
Students and the Struggle for School Integration
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Video
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund
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DBQuest
Little Rock: Executive Order 10730
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DBQuest
Woman Suffrage and World War I
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Lesson Plan
A Movement in the Right Direction (Infographic)
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Lesson Plan
Slave States, Free States