Civil Rights
Throughout history people have stood up for what they believed in. This is especially true during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-1960s.
Research one of the topics with a partner. Take detailed notes in your 5W1H graphic organizer in order to get the full picture of your event. Then, with your partner, use vivid word choice and thoughtful organization to retell the event as if you were a newspaper journalist during that time.
Brown vs. Board of Education--Supreme Court Case |
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Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat |
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Montgomery Bus Boycott |
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Little Rock Nine--Integration of Schools |
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24th Amendment to the Constitution |
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Time
Magazine Article (1961) |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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Voting
Rights Act of 195 Video |
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech |
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"I
Have a Dream" Speech Video |
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Malcolm X |