Why MLK Encouraged 225,000 Chicago Kids to Cut Class in 1963
Learn about the 1963 Chicago Public School Boycott, when students demanded better schools for black neighborhoods and equal opportunity for all.
Healing and Justice Anticipation Guide
This handout asks students to engage with some of the dilemmas that Americans faced after the Civil War by taking positions on various statements.
Healing and Justice Anticipation Guide (en español)
In Spanish, this handout helps students engage with some of the dilemmas that Americans faced after the Civil War.
Creating a Plan for Reconstruction
This handout serves as a guide for students as they make a plan for Reconstruction that balances the goals of healing and justice.
Creating a Plan for Reconstruction (en español)
In Spanish, this handout serves as a guide to students as they make a plan for Reconstruction that balances the goals of healing and justice.
Viewing Guide for "The Political Struggle"
This handout provides questions that guide students' viewing and prompt discussion on the video "The Political Struggle."
Viewing Guide for "The Political Struggle" (en español)
In Spanish, this handout contains questions that guide students' viewing and prompt discussion on the video "The Political Struggle."
At the River I Stand
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This film reconstructs the events that led to the climax of the Civil Rights Movement.
Exploring Civil Rights and Migration: 18-week Curriculum Outline
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Recommended for 7th and 8th-grade, this outline provides an instructional pathway for middle school educators to teach an 18-week curriculum exploring membership, belonging, and the power of individual and collective choices.
Eyes on the Prize Study Guide
This guide provides a framework for using the landmark documentary film Eyes on the Prize as a tool for teaching the civil rights movement.
Twilight, Los Angeles Study Guide
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Use this guide to the documentary film Twilight to help students investigate the trial of the Los Angeles police officers indicted for the beating of Rodney King.