Taken from: ducksters.com Civil Rights for Kids The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of the most important civil rights laws in the history of the United States. It […]
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Civil Rights |Jim Crow Laws
Taken from: Duckers.com Civil Rights for Kids: Jim Crow Laws What were the Jim Crow laws? Jim Crow laws were laws in the South based on race. They enforced segregation between […]
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Occupation: Civil Rights Leader Born: January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, GA Died: April 4, 1968 in Memphis, TN Best known for: Advancing the Civil Rights Movement and his “I Have […]
Civil Rights Movement |links
To learn more about Civil Rights go to these links to Duckster, a site for kids: Movements African-American Civil Rights Movement Apartheid Disability Rights Native American Rights Slavery and Abolitionism […]
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790 He is considered to be one of the greatest Americans that ever lived. He was the only person to sign the four key documents of American History:The Declaration […]
Declaration of Independence |easy
It was written by Thomas Jefferson, although Jefferson wanted John Adams to write it. But Adams knew Jefferson, being a Virginian, would help sway the southern states The Second Continental […]
George Washington |easy
1732-1799 George Washington is known as the “Father of our Country”. He represented Virginia as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses. He arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts […]
Tools for Teaching Black History
Bookmark OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES Subscribe to RSS 6 Teaching Tools for Black History Month ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JANUARY 28, 2013 | UPDATED: JANUARY 15, 2016 Matt Davis Freelance Contributor […]
George Washington: President, Man, Myth
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] –December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American […]
US Citizenship Podcast: Martin Luther Jr, King Day Resources
Martin Luther Jr, King Day Resources from US Citizenship Podcast NEW 2016: A Quick Interview Based on the N-400r based on the N-400r of Juah Sarwee from Fish Town, Liberia […]