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CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL RIGHTS RELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

What's Inside:
  • Defining Civil Rights
  • The Rise of Segregation
  • Birth of the Civil Right Movement
  • The Early 1960s
  • Triumph and Tragedy in the Mid-1960s
  • Heroes of the Movement
  • The Movement's Legacy
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"Slavery in the United States ended in 1865 with the end of the Civil War. But that was not the end of the mistreatment of African Americans. By the turn of the century, a system had developed to keep African-Americans “in their place.” That place was always inferior—socially, economically, and politically—to whites. The system was called segregation—the separation of the two races."
RELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS
CIVIL WARCIVIL WAR
"Military bands played rousing tunes as thousands of marching feet thundered along the paved streets of New York. Excited throngs roared their support. It was spring of 1861 and the nation was at war-against itself. After years of bitter disputes, 11 Southern states had seceded, which means they dissolved the union between themselves and the United States of America, and declared themselves the. . . "
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JRMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
"Martin Luther King, Jr., devoted his life to fighting injustice on behalf of all Americans. However, he didn't believe in fighting with guns, tanks, or fists. Instead, he believed in using peaceful means. He thought that positive words and ideas and nonviolent action could change the world. In 1955, when he was twenty-six years old and had just begun pastoring a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama. . . "
UNDERGROUND RAILROADUNDERGROUND RAILROAD
"There were no rails to ride on the Underground Railroad. No trains. No tickets. In fact, it wasn't a railroad at all. It wasn't even under the ground. But it was hidden, and it was secret. The Underground Railroad was a secret network of African-Americans and whites who helped runaway slaves from the South escape to freedom. Nobody knows exactly how many people helped them escape. . . "
JACKIE ROBINSONJACKIE ROBINSON
"History was made on April 15th, 1947. On that day, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American in the 20th Century to participate in major league baseball. His decision to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers took great courage."
VALUE-PACKED SETS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • The Civil Rights Movement.  By Elaine Landau.  
  • A Dream of Freedom.  By Diane McWhorter.  Scholastic, 2004.  
  • Witness to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights.  By Belinda Rochelle.  Lodester Books, 1993.
  • American Voices from the Civil Rights Movement.  By Elizabeth Sirimarco.  Benchmark Books, 2005.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Weary Feet, Rested Souls.  W.W. Norton Company, 1998.
  • Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years.  By Juan Williams.  Viking, 1987.
WEBSITES
  • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: www.brci.org
  • Southern Poverty Law Center: www.splcenter.org
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN
    www.civilrightsmuseum.org
  • International Rights Center and Museum, Greensboro, NC
    www.sitinmovement.org