Civil Rights Movement in Action Primary Source Analysis Activity
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Description
Learn about the key Civil Rights Movement actions taken to encourage change during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s & 1960s in America while practicing primary source analysis skills.
This 2-page handout provides an assortment of quotes and images for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of the Civil Rights Movement in Action.
Includes a wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information, as well as prior content knowledge for completion.
Content Topics Covered
Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Effective Protest Movements
Thurgood Marshall
Greensboro Sit-in
March on Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream Speech
Social Studies Skills Addressed
Primary Source Analysis
Image Analysis
Reading for Content
Comparison
Writing to show understanding and application of knowledge
Answers will vary, so no key provided! All images and other primary sources collected from Library of Congress or public domain.
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