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Looking for a comprehensive research project over the Civil Rights Movement? Wanting to engage your students in an inclusive lesson over American history? This research project takes students on a learning journey from slavery in Kentucky( can be edited for your specific state) to modern Civil Rights Leaders of the 21st century. Students will learn about the Underground Railroad, The Harlem Hellraisers, the two phases of the Great Migration, Civil Rights activists and protests, and compare the SCLC to the Black Panther Party. To engage young learners, there is information on Civil Rights Hip Hop artists, as well as African American innovators. The lesson provides resources from the National Archives, the National Park System, the JFK library, and many many more. Videoes from youtube are embedded and informative texts are linked. This is a great unit of discovery that allows students to explore multiple formats of resources, and more importantly, learn about the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement in America.
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Looking for a comprehensive research project over the Civil Rights Movement? Wanting to engage your students in an inclusive lesson over American history? This research project takes students on a learning journey from slavery in Kentucky( can be edited for your specific state) to modern Civil Rights Leaders of the 21st century. Students will learn about the Underground Railroad, The Harlem Hellraisers, the two phases of the Great Migration, Civil Rights activists and protests, and compare the SCLC to the Black Panther Party. To engage young learners, there is information on Civil Rights Hip Hop artists, as well as African American innovators. The lesson provides resources from the National Archives, the National Park System, the JFK library, and many many more. Videoes from youtube are embedded and informative texts are linked. This is a great unit of discovery that allows students to explore multiple formats of resources, and more importantly, learn about the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement in America.

