Middle School Resource The End Of The Civil Rights Movement? by Discovery Education In this activity, students will understand the following: Close observation is an important tool for social scientists and for others who comment on American society. The laws that leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. worked for are in place but don’t […]

Middle School Resource The Civil Rights Movement  Students will understand the following: 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 […]

High School Resource Condoleezza Rice: Memories of Dr. King  This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on Condoleezza Rice recalling her feelings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his part of the Civil Rights Movement. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.8.9.a.1, SS.E.1, SS.E.1.1 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands […]

High School Resource Blacks in the Military by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on how African American’s served in WWII and how it helped the Civil Rights movement. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.8.6, SS.8.6.b.1, SS.8.6.b.2 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response […]

High School Resource The Civil Rights Movement by Discovery Education Students will understand the following: -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 […]