CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Subject Headings: Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights workers, Freedom Riders, African Americans History, Race discrimination, Segregation, U.S. history, African Americans Civil Rights, School integration, Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.), Civil Rights Act (1964), Segregation in transportation, Brown v. Board of Education, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, March on Washington, Selma-Montgomery Rights March (1965) Famous People: Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Black Panthers, Freedom Riders, Ku Klux Klan, Emmett Till, Malcolm X, Thurgood Marshall, Ruby Bridges, Online Databases: 1. INFOhio Go to www.infohio.org Click on the red button that says “Resources for Grades 6-8” If you are asked for a username & password, fill out this brief online form and it will be emailed to you. American National Biography o Ignore the search box. o Underneath the search box and on the left side of your screen is a box with “Resource Tools.” Click on “Jump Start Your Research” Click on “Civil Rights Movement” for overview articles, biographies of leaders & activists, information about organizations, politicians, those affected by racism, crime & violence, as well as segregation & the law. Britannica Online School Edition o Type “Civil Rights Movement” into the search box. o Click on the articles that look like they will cover the topics you are interested in. On the right side of your screen you will see “Additional Content” links to “Journals and Magazines” as well as the “Web’s Best Sites.” Clicking on them will take you to even more resources on the Civil Rights Movement. There are also videos in the “Multimedia” section SIRS Discoverer o Type Civil Rights Movement in the search box. o Choose articles that look like they will cover the topics you are interested in. Notice that articles are color-coded by their difficulty levels: Purple=General; Green=Easy; Blue=Moderate; Red=Challenging. SchoolRooms o In the left column that says “Explore a Room,” click on Middle School. Type “Civil Rights Movement” in the search box. Explore the MANY websites that have been handpicked by teachers and librarians. 2. Cincinnati Public Library Research Databases Go to www.cincinnatilibrary.org Click on “Research & Homework” at the top. Click on “Research Databases” at the top. Click on “History” at the bottom of the middle column. Click on “History Resource Center: U.S.” 3rd down from the top. Click on “Continue to History Resource Center: U.S.” at the bottom. Enter a public library card number and PIN separated by a period (ask Mrs. Walker for help with this if you do not have a Cincinnati Library card). Ignore the search box. Underneath the search box, click on “Subject” o Type “Civil Rights Movements” in the search box.
Click on any or all of the articles that come up. These are all encyclopedia articles. If you click on the “Biographies” tab, you will get biographical information on people that were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. If you click on the “Periodicals” tab, you will get a list of magazine articles about the Civil Rights Movement. If you click on the “News” tab, you will get newspaper articles about Civil Rights Movement. If you click on the “Primary Sources” tab, you will get documents that were written during the Civil Rights era. If you click on the “Maps & Multimedia” tab, you will get pictures, videos, and recordings related to the Civil Rights Movement.
Websites: The following websites have been handpicked by Mrs. Walker. If you find other websites on the Civil Rights Movement, please evaluate them for Authority, Accuracy, Bias, Content & Currency. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES! They are too easily edited and can contain false information. We Shall Overcome http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/civilrights/ Map & alphabetical listing of important sites in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Era http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html Part of the African American Odyssey sponsored by the Library of Congress. Voices of Civil Rights http://www.voicesofcivilrights.org/ Thousands of personal stories of the Civil Rights Movement. African American Museum in Philadelphia: The Jack T. Franklin Photographic Collection http://www.aampmuseum.org/students/default.asp At the bottom of the article, click on “Grades 6-8” for a student guide called “Inside the Struggle.” It will explain what was going on in each of Franklin’s photographs taken during key events of the Civil Rights era. National Civil Rights Museum: Voices of Struggle Gallery http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/gallery/movement.asp Click on the links to the right to see more. Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/index.html An exhibit from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Powerful Days in Black and White http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml Images of the Civil Rights Movement by Photojournalist Charles Moore. Rosa Parks: How I Fought For Civil Rights http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/ Includes the transcript of an interview with Parks, a brief biography of Parks, and an essay about being arrested, the boycott, and the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.
Arlington, Virginia Libraries: Life of Rosa Parks http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Libraries/sites/LibrariesSitesRosaParks.aspx Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement http://www.sitins.com/index.shtml Learn more about one of the key events that helped launch the Civil Rights Movement. PBS February One—The Story of the Greensboro Four http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/februaryone/ George Wallace—Settin’ The Woods on Fire http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/index.html Learn about the man who advocated for segregation and then asked to be forgiven. The Murder of Emmett Till http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/ Emmett Till’s murder for whistling at a white woman was the spark that ignited the civil rights movement. Citizen King http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/ History Channel: 1968—The Civil Rights Movement http://www.history.com/states.do?action=detail&state=Civil Rights&contentType=State_Generic&contentId=56733&parentId=1968 Key events & people are explored. Check out the video footage detailing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination as well as interviews with people who lived during the Civil Rights era. Black History Exhibit http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=588&display_order=1& sub_display_order=4&mini_id=1071 Click on the links in the box to the left of your screen and explore topics related to Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the History of the Civil Rights Struggle. African American icons, video clips, and resources. Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Black History http://search.eb.com/blackhistory Timeline of important events, brief biographies of famous African-Americans, articles on Events and Institutions, and Eras in Black History. Also contains a separate section on the Civil Rights Movement: http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/timeline?tocId=9433428§ion=252281 King Encyclopedia http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/ People & events of the Civil Rights Movement from the MLK Papers Project, Stanford University. Biographies of Notable Civil Rights Leaders http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmpeople2.html http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/ NPR: Legacy of Medgar Evers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1294360 1963 murder of the Mississippi civil rights leader. Books: Look for these Dewey Decimal call numbers: 303, 305, 323, 344, 379, 920, 973 Also look for books about specific civil rights leaders in the biography sections of the library.