Study The Civil Rights Movement

Study the Civil Rights movement with these FREE Educational Resources–all aligned to NY State Academic Standards.

Elementary School

Civil Rights Warriors

In this lesson plan by NNWP, students will research a person connected to the civil rights movement and create a trading card on their researched person.

Related NY State Academic Standards: ELA.3.R.1.B, ELA.3.R.1.L, ELA.3.R.2.M, and more!

Middle School

The Civil Rights Movement

In this lesson plan, students will understand:

• Beyond the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, ordinary men and women struggled for their beliefs.
• All the participants—famous and not so famous—deserve to have their stories told.
• Older people have a responsibility to pass on these stories to younger people.

Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.E.1, SS.E.1.1, SS.E.1.2, and more!

High School

Civil Rights Act of 1964 by History.com

In this multimedia resource, students will watch a video that focuses on the turning points of the Civil Rights movement and the resulting Civil Rights Act.

Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.E.1, SS.C.1.1A, SS.C.1.2D

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