This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into thematic continuities and changes into how marginalized groups sought and won legal rights. Inquiry into the leadership, methods, and outcomes of modern equal rights movements are supported by thi

Grade(s): 11

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

March on Washington - Crowd on the Mall | Periscope
March on Washington - Crowd on the Mall | Periscope
Episode 5

Photo

Dr. King traveled around the world giving speeches and organizing peaceful protests. He met with presidents to urge support for civil rights. His "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered in Washington, D...
Rosa Parks | Periscope
Rosa Parks | Periscope
Episode 4

Photo

In 1955, Rosa Parks, a seamstress living in Montgomery, Alabama, wanted to peacefully demonstrate what civil rights meant to her. She was arrested for sitting at the front of the bus, a place reserved...
March on Washington | Periscope
March on Washington | Periscope
Episode 3

Photo

Like Gandhi, Dr. King committed his life to peacefully helping people attain civil rights. Much of Dr. King's work concerned the civil rights of African Americans. During the 1950s, there were fewer...
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) | Road Trip
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968) | Road Trip

Photo

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. addressing the crowd on Aug.28, 1963. In his well-known "I Have a Dream" speech, he said, "America has given the Negro people a bad check. It has come back marked...
Bloody Sunday | Road Trip

Video

Civil Rights leaders try to desegregate the most racist capital in the nation, Birmingham, Alabama. On "Bloody Sunday," March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S...
Civil Rights Organizations | Road Trip

Video

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP) was the major civil rights organization in South Carolina. Several other organizations such as Student Nonviolent Coordinating...
Leading the Struggle | Road Trip

Video

There were several key leaders during the Civil Rights Movement. Despite visible leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and John F. Kennedy, young people played a major role in...