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Civil Rights
Bus & Lunch Counter Protests
Brown v. Board of Education
Jim Crow and Black Codes
Marches
Scottsboro Boys
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Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Movement: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/freeatlast/

DiscoverySchool presents this in-depth lesson plan about civil rights.
Making Connections: http://www.bcri.org/resources/docs/curriculum.pdf

This 116-page K-12 curriculum guide from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is packed full of great lesson plan ideas for all grades. If you can't open this, download Acrobat Reader to view this document.
Eyes On the Prize: The Civil Rights Struggle 1954-1965: http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/1/92.01.03.x.html

This curriculum unit complements the PBS program series Eyes on the Prize.
Using Primary Resources in the Classroom: http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/rights.html

This civil rights unit covers lessons about the bus boycotts, Birmingham, the Selma to Montgomery march and voting rights.
Fight for Civil Rights: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/79_equalitychange.html

This high school lesson plan for 3 class periods focuses on problem solving.
Equality Under Law: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/79_equalitychange.html

This lesson plan for grades 7-9 will help students develop a broad understanding of the concept of equality.
Civil Rights WebQuest: http://www.ket.org/civilrights/webquest_intro.htm

This Webquest helps students better understand the different perspectives about civil rights.
Brown v. Board of Education: 50th Anniversary: http://www.crf-usa.org/brown50th/brown_v_board.htm

This site includes lesson plan not only regarding the Brown case but black codes, lynching, the right to vote, and more.
A Civil Rights Timeline: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/civil.html

This lesson plan for elementary school students asks them to create and annotate a civil rights timeline of the Consitutional amendments that extended civil rights.
From Canterbury to Little Rock: The Struggle for Educational Equality for African Americans: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/crandall/crandall.htm

This lesson plan is for elementary school students from the National Park Service.
American Civil Rights Movement: http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/82K_American_Civil_Rev.pdf

This 2 week lesson plan for middle schoolers is available in PDF format. If this can't open, download Acrobat Reader.
"Separate but Equal is Uncontitutional Under the Law": http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/01_8_SeparateEqual.pdf

This 3 week, 13 unit lesson plan for eighth grade is available in PDF format. If this can't open, download Acrobat Reader.
Beyond the Playing Field: Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Advocate: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson/

The National Archives and Records Administration presents this lesson.
Eyewitness to History: http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=331

This set of lessons helps students connect history to the world around us.
Plessy v. Ferguson: http://www.landmarkcases.org/plessy/home.html

This set of lessons and resources helps students understand how the term "separate but equal" became legal. The site also presents lessons that question the idea of separate but equal.

Bus and Lunch Counter Protests

Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp221_09.shtml

This lesson, prepared for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, dramatizes the bus boycott.

Brown v. Board of Education

Jim Crow and Black Codes

Jim Crow Lesson Plans: http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/lessonplans.htm

All these lesson plans are available in PDF format. If you can't open these, download Acrobat Reader to view this document.
Living Under the Illinois Black Code: http://www.chicagohs.org/african_american_life_lesson_2.pdf

This middle school lesson helps students learn why these laws existed in a "free state."
Louisiana Black Code: http://college.hmco.com/history/us/resources/students/primary/blackcode.htm

This lesson helps students understand the historical context of black codes in the South.

Marches

The March on Washington and Its Impact: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/history/dream2_8-20.html

PBS provides this lesson plan addressing how the march influenced the movement.
Selma to Montgomery Quiz: http://www.archives.state.al.us/activity/actvty14.html

This printable quiz is ready to use with your class.

Scottsboro Boys

Jury Trials for the Classroom: Scottsboro Boys: http://www.crfc.org/americanjury/CRFCScottsboroBoys.htm

This mock trial lesson plans help bring this 1931 event into the History classroom.
Portfolio Assignment: Scottsboro Boys: http://www.crfc.org/americanjury/CRFCScottsboroPortfolio.htm

This group assignment helps students contextually understand the significance of the Scottsboro boys' events.
Scottsboro Quiz: http://www.crfc.org/americanjury/CRFCScottsboroQuiz.htm

Print out this quiz and present it to your students.

Online Lesson Plans & Webquests

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Civil Rights

Bus and Lunch Counter Protests

Brown v. Board of Education

Jim Crow and Black Codes

Marches

Scottsboro Boys

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