Bookmark Collection

Civil Rights Readings

Intended for high school students, this collection of texts can be used for ELA classes when studying non-fiction literature as well as for social justice research projects. This Bookmark Collection uses a variety of sources, from personal accounts of specific people to historical information of change in different parts of the country, to teach students about civil rights leaders and the movement. Students will be able to explore themes of resistance, social justice, and equity, and trace how the defense of human rights by various people altered laws and culture in the United States. This collection includes voices of less well known people who are historically marginalized, including those of women and those of the LGBT community. They will learn about the struggle against oppression in specific places and get a broader understanding of the people involved in addition to Martin Luther King Jr. The students will learn about the idea of pacifism and peaceful protests and the framework of peace-keeping as a way to social change. This information will allow them to learn about different groups of resistance at the time, and give them a way to apply this lense to people and historical events in other subjects.

Date Added to MERLOT:: February 14, 2024
Created by:: Ksenia Banina
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Collection Content

Miami Black History: Civil rights at Florida Memorial University (Reference Material)

This content addresses how diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in education today was affected by the civil rights... More
Xernona Clayton: the civil rights legend who befriended a KKK leader – and changed his mind (Case Study)

An extraordinary activist, she fought for integrated hospitals, helped organize the March on Washington and became the... More
Rustin, Bayard | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education ... ()

Bayard Rustin was a gay Civil Rights leader who organized the March on Washington and played a pivotal role in black... More
21M.630J Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies (MIT) (Online Course)

This course connects the experiences of African Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social,... More
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project (Collection)

The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project is a digital archive of primary sources and student papers related to... More
The Struggle for Civil Rights (Collection)

This gateway site presents four categories of links to the people and events that shaped the civil rights movement.... More