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A Day On: Walk A Mile for Martin
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. In this learning experience students will learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he marched for causes he believed in. As a result of this learning experience students will choose their own important cause to walk or advocate for in order to honor and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy of advocacy and leadership.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Vicki Hobson
Date Added:
04/12/2021
The Declaration of Sentiments by the Seneca Falls Conference (1848)
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This feature outlines the context of The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 which produced the "Declaration of Sentiments," a CCSS exemplar for grades 11 CCR. This document made a bold argument, modeled on the language and logic of the Declaration of Independence that American women should be given civil and political rights equal to those of American men, including the right to vote.

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Primary Source
Reading
Visual Media
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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This collection uses primary sources to explore the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
World History
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Author:
Albert Robertson
Date Added:
04/11/2016
Dr. King's Dream
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Students will listen to a brief biography, view photographs of the March on Washington, hear a portion of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and discuss what King's words mean to them.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
The Equal Rights Amendment
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This collection uses primary sources to explore the Equal Rights Amendment. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Author:
Franky Abbot
Samantha Gibson
Date Added:
04/11/2016
Evaluating Racism across genres Remix https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/citizen-vi-train-woman-standing-claudia-rankine
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Remix of https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/citizen-vi-train-woman-standing-claudia-rankine Adding a variety of texts to compare and connect to the original poem activity 

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Cross-Curricular
Fiction
Non-fiction
Reading
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Elizabeth Huggin
Date Added:
12/09/2019
Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
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On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the U.S. government to integrating the segregated military. Read and see the document here.

Subject:
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Primary Source
Reading
Provider:
National Archives and Records Administration
Provider Set:
www.ourdocs.gov
Author:
Harry S. Truman
Date Added:
07/06/2022
Explore the Life and Work of Louis Draper, Photographer and Virginian
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This resource presents a variety of digital resources hosted by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts that students can use to explore the life and work of renowned African-American photographer Louis Draper.  

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Research
Social Sciences
Virginia History
Visual Art
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Visual Media
Author:
VMFA Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Date Added:
02/07/2020
Fannie Lou Hamer and the Civil Rights Movement in Rural Mississippi
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This collection uses primary sources to explore Fannie Lou Hamer and the civil rights movement in rural Mississippi. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Author:
Jamie Lathan
Date Added:
04/11/2016
The Fifteenth Amendment
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This collection uses primary sources to explore the Fifteenth Amendment. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Author:
Samantha Gibson
Date Added:
04/11/2016
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
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This collection uses primary sources to explore The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

Subject:
American History
English
History/Social Sciences
Non-fiction
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Digital Public Library of America
Author:
Samantha Gibson
Date Added:
04/11/2016
The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement
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The American civil rights movement incorporated a variety of cultural elements in their pursuit of political and legal equality under law. This lesson will highlight the role of music as a major influence through the use of audio recordings, photographs, and primary documents. Students will participate in their own oral history, examine lyrics, and work with case studies such as the Freedom Rides to gain an appreciation of how music influenced the early 1960s.

Subject:
American History
Fine Arts
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Music
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
Freedom Rides
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The students will analyze the 6 primary resource image frames. The Jamboard activity focuses on the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Riders. In 1961, this group of volunteer participants rode interstate buses throughout the segregated southern United States. Their goal was to challenge the United States Supreme Court ruling “Separate but Equal” which was used to mandate separate black and white waiting rooms at the interstate bus stations. The last frame connects the fight for Civil Rights to the massive Black Lives Matter movement in Richmond, Virginia. 

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Virginia History
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Woodson Collaborative
Lillian Allen-Brown
Date Added:
05/05/2021
From Courage to Freedom: Frederick Douglass's 1845 Autobiography
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In 1845 Frederick Douglass published what was to be the first of his three autobiographies: the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.  As the title suggests, Douglass wished not only to highlight the irony that a land founded on freedom would permit slavery to exist within its midst, but also to establish that he, an American slave with no formal education, was the sole author of the work.

Subject:
Cross-Curricular
English
Fiction
History/Social Sciences
World History
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
Grassroots Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement: Focus on Women
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It is hard to imagine any movement more important for understanding the meaning of freedom and equal rights in the U.S. than the civil rights struggle in the post-World War II era. Yet, as Julian Bond succinctly argued, in most textbooks and the media, the popular understanding of that movement is reduced to: "Rosa sat down, Martin stood up, and the white kids came down and saved the day."

Subject:
American History
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
The Green Book: African American Experiences of Travel and Place in the U.S.
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Release of the film Green Book (2018) inspired renewed interest in the experiences of African Americans when traveling in the United States during the 20th century. This inquiry-based lesson combines individual investigations with whole or small group analysis of primary sources and visual media to investigate the compelling question: How have the intersections of race and place impacted U.S. history and culture?

Subject:
American History
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
HERstory Spotlight: Sarah Keys Evans - Civil Rights Trailblazer
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Sarah Keys Evans was a civil rights trailblazer who stood up to discrimination by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, three years before the arrest of Rosa Parks. The HERstory Spotlight Series takes a look at stories from both the Military Women's Memorial Register, an interactive online database of military women, and our world class collection.The Military Women’s Memorial, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the only historical repository documenting all military women’s service. It is located at the ceremonial entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and features an education center, interactive exhibitions, a world-class collection of military women’s stories, and engaging programs and events for all generations. Find out more about us at www.womensmemorial.org.

Subject:
American History
Material Type:
Visual Media
Author:
Cathleen Pearl Military Women's Memorial
Date Added:
01/30/2023
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Profiles in Courage
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This lesson plan asks students to read To Kill A Mockingbird carefully with an eye for all instances and manifestations of courage, but particularly those of moral courage.

Subject:
English
Fiction
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Provider Set:
EDSITEments
Date Added:
10/22/2019
"I Have a Dream" – Learning About Martin Luther King Jr.
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Students will analyze census data and graphs that demonstrate how certain aspects of the lives of African-Americans have changed since civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. Students will select a fact from these data, facts from other sources, and a historical photograph to include on a poster about King.

Subject:
American History
Cross-Curricular
Government and Civics
History/Social Sciences
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
U.S. Census Bureau
Provider Set:
Statistics in Schools
Date Added:
01/06/2020